History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2
Niccolò Machiavelli
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This podcast presents an audio recording of Niccolò Machiavelli's historical account 'History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy,' Volume 2. Written around 1520 and offered to Cardinal Giulio de' Medici (later Pope Clement VII), the work chronicles the political history of Florence and Italy. This edition is a public-domain English translation, with the summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline. The recording is part of a series dedicated to making classic historical texts available as audiobooks.
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