1. Niccolò Machiavelli Jarrod Kilburn Ashley Longstreth Ryan Severo

2. Born on May 3 rd, 1469 in Florence, Italy. Parents to Bernardo and Bartolomea Their only son of three children His father was a lawyer and small landowner Machiavelli’s education started at age seven Early Childhood

3. 1487 to 1498 1487 – 1495 Machiavelli worked as a Florentine banker In 1498 Machiavelli was name Chancellor and secretary of the second chancellery of the Florentine Republic His duties were carrying out policy decisions of others, writing diplomatic letters, reading and writing reports and taking notes Went on twenty-three diplomatic missions

4. 1502 to Death In 1502 Machiavelli married Marietta Corsini They had four sons and two daughters In 1510 he was active in organizing a citizens militia. 1512 Spanish Army entered Tuscany and attacked Prato. On November 7 th, 1512, Machiavelli was dismissed from his role as Chancellor.

5. In his place the Medici family was reinstated to power. Soon afterward Machiavelli was arrested and imprisoned for suspected schemer against the Medici family. Although he was innocent he remained a suspect for years. He turned to writing during this time. Machiavelli died in Florence on June 21, 1527 1502 to Death Cont.

6. The Writings of Machiavelli Machiavelli's writings became widely known in the second half of the 16th century. In 1564, his books were considered to be dangerous and were placed on the Church Index of officially banned books.

7. The Prince Written in 1532 Concerned with new princes The book is short, easy to read, also it has been said to become dangerously wicked.

8. The Mandrake Tale of the corruption of Italian Society Written while Machiavelli was in exhile Written between 1504 and 1518 Performed as a play in 1518

9. Discourses on the First Ten Books of Tito Livio in 1531 Presents the work to two of Machiavelli’s friends These friends are not princes but Machiavelli feels that they should be

10. Other Famous Works of Machiavelli Discorso sopra la provisione del danaro (1502) - A discourse about the provision of money Della lingua (1514)- a dialogue about the language Clizia (1525) - a prose comedy Belfagor arcidiavolo (1515) - a novel The Art of War (1519–1520) - high military science The Life of Castuccio Castrancani of Lucca (1520) - a biography Florentine Histories (1520–1525)- a multiple-volume history book of Florence

11. Connection In his novel “The Prince”, Machiavelli wrote about faking one’s own death in order to escape enemies and prosecution and to come back later more powerful and better equipped to deal with things. In Machiavelli’s life during August of 1512, he was arrested, tortured, and jailed after he was suspected of being a schemer against the Medici family. He was innocent of that accusation, but many still believed it to be true years later. So, in writing “The Prince” maybe he wrote it to say that he did fake his own death to get back at his enemies, the Medici family in this case.

12. Bibliographies "Machiavelli, Niccolo (1469-1527)." DISCovering Authors. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Silver. Gale. Meadville Media Center. 27 May. 2009. "Niccolò Machiavelli." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 27 May. 2009. "Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)" World Literature Online. 2009. netTrekker. Meadville Area Senior High. 27 May 2009.

13. “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” -Machiavelli