Machiavellian Politics in Florence and Renaissance Italy (Machiavelli, Pt. 2) |
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Part Two of our series on Niccolò Machiavelli, itself part of a larger series, Foundations of Western Political Thought. In this video we explore the political world in which Machiavel operated. In Florentine politics, we see the domination of the Medici dynasty - Cosimo de' Medici and Lorenzo de' Medici - followed by the lackluster Piero the Unfortunate, a French invasion from King Charles VIII, the short-lived ruler of friar Girolamo Savonarola, the re-establisment of the Florentine republic - during which Machiavelli served as a diplomat - and then the restoration of Medici rule in 1512. A lively array of characters appear in this video, including King Louis XII, Rodrigo de Borja, turned Pope Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia, Ramiro d'Orco, and Giuliano della Rovere, who became Pope Julius II, the Warrior Pope. Machiavelli lived out the rest of his years in exile, during which time he published The Prince, The Art of War, and Discourses on Livy.
Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:18 - House of Medici 5:26 - Italian Wars 11:38 - Savonarola 15:40 - Diplomatic career of Machiavelli 18:40 - Cesare Borgia 32:18 - Pope Julius II 38:44 - Restoration of the Medici 41:16 - Machiavelli in exile _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University. |