Machiavelli’s Roman and Persian Empires: Fraud, Violent Destruction, and Tyranny

• In Event: Machiavelli and His Successors

Brief Overview

An examination of Machiavelli’s treatment of the Roman and Persian Empires in the Discourses reveals the fundamental kinship between an Asian empire and the dominant empire of European history.

Author

• Vickie Sullivan, Tufts University