Rising from humble beginnings as a foundling, Castruccio Castracani came to prominence as one of the most powerful and shrewd warlords in Italy. Indeed, Machiavelli argues, so great was his vigour and charisma that - had he not been prevented by his untimely death - he might have surpassed in fame the great generals of antiquity and brought all the territories of Italy under his sole dominion.
Written in Machiavelli's characteristically lucid and terse style, Life of Castruccio Castracani is not only a key text in understanding the development of the author's ideas on leadership and good statesmanship that would find fuller expression in The Prince, but also a revealing account of the political ferment and fractious factionalism of fourteenth-century Italy.
This edition is accompanied by selected passages from Machiavelli's Florentine Histories and a detailed map with historical notes.
- ISBN13 9781843910640
- Publish Date 26 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hesperus Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English