At age 29, he became head of Florence's diplomatic chancery, but in 1513, h
At age 29, he became head of Florence's diplomatic chancery, but in 1513, he was accused of conspiring against the Medici and put to torture. Although pardoned, he spent the rest of his life trying to regain government office, which he eventually did as a result of his _Art of War_. FTP, who argued that the worst acts of the ruler are justified by the treachery of the people in his masterpiece _The Prince_?
At age 29, he became head of Florence's diplomatic chancery, but in 1513, he was accused of conspiring against the Medici and put to torture.
Niccolo {Machiavelli}