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  • Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews

    by Gregorio Leti ...
    "Il nipotismo di Roma" by Gregorio Leti explores the intricate relationships between popes and their nephews during the papal reigns in Rome. Leti delves into the political and social dynamics of nepotism, illustrating how the practice influenced the governance of the Church and the allocation of power. Through vivid anecdotes and historical accounts, the book reveals the personal ambitions of the ... Read more

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  • Il nipotismo di Roma or The History of the Popes Nephews

    by Gregorio Leti, William Aglionby (Translator) ...
    A cardinal-nephew (Latin: cardinalis nepos; Italian: cardinale nipote) was a cardinal elevated by a pope who was that cardinal's relative. The practice of creating cardinal-nephews originated in the Middle Ages, and reached its apex during the 16th and 17th centuries. The last cardinal-nephew was named in 1689 and the practice was abolished in 1692. The word nepotism originally referred ... Read more

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  • The Works Of Niccolò Machiavelli

    by Niccolò Machiavelli ...
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  • Areopagitica

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  • The Collected Works of Niccolò Machiavelli

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    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Prince • Machiavelli • History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy • Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius ... Read more

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  • The Portable Medieval Reader

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    Series series Portable Library
    In their introduction to this anthology, James Bruce Ross and Mary Martin McLaughlin remind us that "no area of the past is dead if we are alive to it. The variety, the complexity, the sheer humanity of the middle ages live most meaningfully in their own authentic voices." The Portable Medieval Reader assembles an entire chorus of those voices—of kings, warriors, prelates, merchants, artisans, ... Read more

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  • Delphi Collected Works of Desiderius Erasmus (Illustrated)

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    Series Book 12 - Delphi Series Nine
    The Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, as well as the first editor of the New Testament. A classical scholar that wrote in a pure Latin style, Erasmus earned the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists". Using the philological methods pioneered by Italian humanists, he helped lay the foundations for the historical-critical study of the past. This ... Read more

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  • Purgatory: Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints (Illustrated)

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    The Prince; The Art of War; Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius; The History of Florence

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