Philip of Macedon and the Foundations of Machiavellian Virtue

• In Event: Ancients and Moderns

Brief Overview

This paper examines Machiavelli's treatment of Philip II of Macedon by comparing Machiavelli's portrayal of Philip in The Prince and the Discourses on Livy to the histories to which Machiavelli refers the reader.

Author

• William B. Parsons, Duke Kunshan University