Machiavelli: A Life Beyond Ideology

List of illustrations......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Introduction: Modern Evil and The Sack of Rome......Page 15
Machiavelli and the Changing Universe......Page 29
Family and Growing Up......Page 31
Early Education......Page 39
The Cosmic Package......Page 47
Poetry, Music and Militarism......Page 53
Murder in the Duomo......Page 59
A Boyhood Excursion......Page 72
The Lost Years......Page 79
Poetry and the Medici......Page 90
The Religious Revolution......Page 96
The World of War and Diplomacy......Page 109
Executions and an Official Appointment......Page 111
Caterina Sforza and the Crisis at Pisa......Page 120
The Military Quandary......Page 128
On the Move with the French King......Page 134
The Long French Patience......Page 145
Marriage and a Hint of Cesare Borgia......Page 148
Meeting the Captain-General......Page 153
Investigating the Sources of Power......Page 161
Retribution and Dominance......Page 168
Plans to Change the Arno......Page 178
The First Journey to Rome......Page 197
Cesare’s Downfall and the First Decennale......Page 204
Anarchy and the Citizen Militia......Page 217
The German Enigma......Page 229
Victory at Pisa......Page 235
A Government Overthrown......Page 241
Into a Tuscan Exile......Page 255
The Aftermath of Freedom......Page 257
Making History at Sant’Andrea......Page 266
Power and Memory......Page 277
The Ambush of Love......Page 283
Literary Adventures......Page 288
Reflecting on the Craft of War......Page 295
The Dream of History......Page 303
Lights before the Storm......Page 311
The Assault on Rome and a Fatal Illness......Page 318
Epilogue: The Historical Afterglow......Page 329
Notes......Page 335
Bibliography......Page 353
Index......Page 365