Machiavelli’s genius was not in telling rulers what they should do, but in revealing what they actually do — and how power ...

Niccolò Machiavelli is arguably the most influential political thinker from the Italian Renaissance. Following the publication of his political theory masterwork The Prince in 1532, his name became ...

In his book Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction, Quentin Skinner, perhaps the foremost contemporary scholar of modern republicanism, relates how the renowned republican thinker Niccolò Machiavelli, ...

Machiavelli was widely associated with cunning political manoeuvres. A rare first edition of Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli's political treatise, ‘The Prince,' is set to go under the ...

A tourist visiting one of Italy's most famous churches, the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, died after a decorative stone fell on top of him. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Italian ...

Niccolo Machiavelli isn’t generally the first name to leap to mind in a discussion of feminist icons, but according to a new book, he probably should be. “Machiavelli For Women: Defend Your Worth, ...

Niccolò Machiavelli is renowned for being one of the most famous writers of his time. While subsequent scribes have decried him as a cynic, a soulless proponent of tyranny, and a political genius, few ...

The security business spans everything from pudgy rent-a-cops in shopping centres and armed guards hired by companies in ...

As art history lovers flock to the Louvre in Paris to see the blockbuster show celebrating the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, a new painting by his hand may have been discovered ...

RENNES, France (AFP) — An unsigned painting of an unidentified bald man with a beard has aroused excitement among historians and art buffs after lying largely unnoticed in the collection of a historic ...