the governing of Sparta in distributing power to the king, the nobles, and the people. He established a government, which lasted for over eight hundred years.Machiavelli uses the Roman Empire as an example because they conquered the world and held their power for over a thousand years. They accomplished this from having strength and stability. Florence needs to replicate the ideologies of Rome in order to become as powerful and great. Machiavelli wants Florence to adopt these patterns so that ultimately Florence will have the same success as Rome. In short, I think Machiavelli is emphasizing the importance of decisive action and courage. He uses bold writings to encourage men, so that they will build a safe and stable world for people.Francesco Guicciardini: Section 74Francesco Guicciardini was born in 1483 and died in 1540, like Machiavelli he worked for government of Florence and wrote about the history of his city and country as well as about the politics of his time. His philosophies toward politics were formed after the invasion of the French invasions of 1494. Francesco and Machiavelli had one thing in common their love for the city of Florence. However, unlike Machiavelli who chooses to use examples of past empires to talk about history. Guicciardini finds that to judge by examples are misleading. He believes that past events will be able to foretell the future and examples are useless. In Kelley, Guicciardini began by discussing the beauty, prosperity, and stability of Florence, which was disrupted by the French Invasion in 1494. Guicciardini witnessed the “calamity” of the French invasion that destabilized all of Italy and the collapse of the Florentine republic. The death of Lorenzo was to be followed by that of the Pope. The impending destruction of Florence was drawing closer and strange revelations began to happen throughout Italy. It was said that enormous horses were seen and noises of Drums and trumpets echo...
