Ep 145: Christopher Lynch on Machiavelli at War
Christopher Lynch, Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University and author of Machiavelli on War, joins the show to talk about renaissance warfare and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Show Notes
Christopher Lynch, Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University and author of Machiavelli on War, joins the show to talk about renaissance warfare and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Times
• 01:20 Introduction
• 01:56 Machiavelli’s world
• 03:52 French invasion
• 07:08 Republicanism
• 13:42 Mercenary armies
• 22:50 Time in office
• 27:30 Battle
• 33:17 Resurrecting Rome and Greece
• 38:00 Catastrophic endings
• 41:31 Exile and writings
• 45:54 Good guy or bad guy?
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