This book states that it is better for the title ruler to be feared than loved.
This work recommends eliminating the bloodline of a royal family to conquer a kingdom that revolves around a king, an example of which is the Persian Empire of Darius III. Mercenaries and auxiliary soldiers are "useless and dangerous," according to this text. This book personifies Fortune as a woman and warns against(*) flatterers. This book idolizes Cesare Borgia and advises rulers to be like a fox and a lion. This book states that it is better for the title ruler to be feared than loved. For 10 points, name this political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli.
This work recommends eliminating the bloodline of a royal family to conquer a kingdom that revolves around a king, an example of which is the Persian Empire of Darius III.
The Prince [or Il Principe]