[DOC] [TLE] Machiavelli and the context in which he wrote The Prince [PAR] Agathocles was ruler of Sicily from 361-289 BC, and his evil rise to power 
provided ... After working for the Florentine republic, he attempted to gain a 
political position .... In other words, for Machiavelli's prince, it's better to look good 
than to be good. ..... in order to make this contrast vivid: Francesco Sforza and 
Cesare Borgia. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter VII: Concerning New Principalities which are Acquired ... [PAR] Concerning these two methods of rising to be a prince by ability or fortune, I wish 
to ... within our own recollection, and these are Francesco Sforza[*] and Cesare 
Borgia. ... On the other hand, Cesare Borgia, called by the people Duke Valentino
, ... it will be seen that he laid solid foundations for his future power, and I do not... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 7 - CliffsNotes [PAR] Summary Citizens who become princes through luck or the favor of others find it 
easy to ... Cesare Borgia became a prince by his father's influence, and, despite 
his best ... of a prince who rose to power through his own ability in Francesco 
Sforza, ... of the career of Cesare Borgia, whose rise depended on the favor of 
others,... [DOC] [TLE] Machiavelli: The Prince - Then Again [PAR] But the work for which he is most famous is The Prince (1512/1513). ... Francesco 
Sforza, through being martial, from a private person became Duke of Milan; ... 
Philopoemen, Prince of the Achaeans, among other praises which writers have 
.... Cesare Borgia was considered cruel; notwithstanding, his cruelty reconciled 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Prince - Constitution Society [PAR] Francesco Sforza, or they are, as it were, members annexed to the ... prince 
himself, or of others, or else by fortune or ... average powers to maintain himself 
in his state, .... the people will easily be able to get on amongst ..... Rouen, when 
Valentino, 1 as Cesare Borgia, the ..... Concerning these two methods of rising to 
be a. [DOC] [TLE] 15th C. FLORENCE: RISE OF THE MEDICI HSTEU401 # 10 1434 ... [PAR] Balance of power established between surviving major Italian powers: ... 1436 
death of Francesco Sforza weakens Cosimo's Florence-Milan alliance balance of 
power restored ... Phillips' other major sources are the Letters of Alessandra. 
Strozzi ..... Cesare Borgia (Duke Valentino) : his son is head of papal army. 
Lucrezia... [DOC] [TLE] 1 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli [PAR] I have written the work in ... acquired either by the military power of the prince 
himself or of others, or else by fortune or by .... He should weaken the more 
powerful amongst them, taking ..... The difficulties they have in acquiring it rise in 
part from the new rules and methods .... These are Francesco Sforza and Cesare 
Borgia. [DOC] [TLE] Florence, the Medici and Machiavelli - Literary Works of Sanderson ... [PAR] Cosimo became a friend of Milan's Francesco Sforza in 1435 and eventually his 
ally ... rates in 1442 on goods going between Pisa and London and between 
Milan and Bruges. ... Florence, Siena, and other cities joined the peace within a 
month. ..... That fall Machiavelli was sent to spy on Duke Cesare Borgia, and he... [DOC] [TLE] THE ITALIAN CITY-STATES OF THE RENAISSANCE [PAR] In the fifteenth century, Naples, Milan, and Venice ranked among the five most 
populous ... Numerous other cities grew and flourished, making Italy the most 
highly ... for power, and these struggles were intimately connected with the rise of 
new ... where Francesco Sforza, hired to defend the city against external dangers,
... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Sourcebook: Nicolo Machiavelli: The Prince, 1513 [PAR] Duke Lodovico was Lodovico Moro, a son of Francesco Sforza, who married .... 
never secured for them permission to increase their power, nor did the 
persuasions of ..... Concerning these two methods of rising to be a prince by 
ability or fortune, ... On the other hand, Cesare Borgia, called by the people Duke 
Valentino,

Question: The rises to power of Cesare Borgia & Francesco Sforza, among others, are related in this 1513 work
Answer: The Prince