- Description of the Manner in which Duke Valentino put Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, Lord Pagola and the Duke of Gravina to Death
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A description of the methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini 1502 Author(s) Niccolò Machiavelli Original title Descrizione del modo tenuto dal Duca Valentino nell' ammazzare Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, il Signor Pagalo e il Duca di Gravina Orsini Country Florence Language Italian A Description of the methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini[1] is a work by Italian Renaissance political scientist and historian Niccolò Machiavelli.
The work describes the methods used by Cesare Borgia to suppress members of the Orsini family, a princely family of Renaissance Rome. Both Vitellozzo Vitelli and Oliverotto da Fermo were strangled on the night of their arrest on 31 December 1502.[2]
References
- ^ http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/machiavelli/niccolo/m149v/
- ^ Peter E. Bondanella, Maurizio Viroli, The Prince, p. 100
External links
Discourse on Pisa • On the method of dealing with the Rebellious Peoples of Valdichiana • A Description of the Method Used by Duke Valentino in Killing Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, and Others • A discourse about the provision of money • Decennale primo • Ritratti delle cose dell’Alemagna • Decennale secondo • Ritratti delle cose di Francia • Andria • The Mandrake • Della lingua • Clizia • Belfagor arcidiavolo • The Golden Ass • Discorso sopra il riformare lo stato di Firenze • Sommario delle cose della città di Lucca • The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca • Florentine Histories • Frammenti storici • The Art of War • The Prince • Discourses on LivyCategories:- Works by Niccolò Machiavelli
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