The Prince Characters

We know, we know, he has quite a bit of a reputation, doesn't he? You'd probably heard of him before he wrote the book. You probably thought he was some kind of amoral, bloodthirsty psychopath. We...

A Big, Happy, FamilyYou know these guys. Really. Remember in history class when your teacher was going over the Renaissance? When you weren't drawing pictures of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on you...

There's no contest about who is the most important person in The Prince. It is, without a doubt, the second half of Niccolò Machiavelli's bromance: Cesare Borgia. This guy's name comes up on almos...

Sforza is the other, non-Borgia side of Machiavelli's discussion about men who come to power either through luck or hard work. It's okay if you don't remember him too much, because Machiavelli says...

Formerly Giuliano della Rovere, cardinal of San Pietro ad Vincula.Do you think the Vatican has a military version of the papal robes, for when popes wage war? You know, something without the funny...

This guy has major swag. No, seriously, his reputation is off the charts, and that's why Machiavelli is talking about him even though he's responsible for half of Italy's problems. Read this: One m...