num_pages: 327
description: Accusations of treachery, rape, incest, and almost five centuries have passed since Cesare Borgia's death, and his reputation still casts a sinister shadow. Yet the real man was a mesmerizing figure who inspired Machiavelli's classic The Prince. During the brief space of time when he occupied the stage, he shocked and stunned his contemporaries with his lofty ambitions and daring, becoming the most feared, hated, and envied man of his day. By 31 he was his story assumes the proportions of Greek tragedy.
language: English
title: Cesare Borgia: His Life and Times
titlecomplete: Cesare Borgia: His Life and Times
characters: Cesare Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, Giovanni Borgia
genres: Biography, Medieval, 16th Century, History, European History, Historical, 15th Century, Italy, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 300
places: Rome, Vatican City, Italy
publisher: Phoenix