Hello reddit,

I'll get straight to the point, if we're operating under the definition that Machiavellianism is The doctrine that any means, however lawless or unscrupulous, may be justifiably employed, in order to establish and maintain order and stability within a state.

Then, Was Machiavelli truly a machiavellian? Was he a hero or a villain? Was "The Prince" simply an attempt to return to Florence or was it a true representation of his ideology? What is the general consensus on "Discourses on Livy"?

Currently discussing this with a friend and I'm curious to hear what some of you believe!

Edit: Made a new account as i'm sure many of you would view this as a useless question.

I picked up a copy of The Histories a couple months back and have spent as much time as I can soaking up the details of the Mediterranean world. I'm absolutely fascinated by the descriptions that Herodotus provides, even if some of them have been proven to be apocryphal. After a bit of inspiration I also picked up a copy of A General History of Pyrates, because it was written and published at about the same time as such figures actually existed.

I've really grown to appreciate the perspective of people who were alive and variously witnessed the things they're describing, rather than reading things written by a scholar in the modern era. I recognize that the older sources are potentially less reliable, but it's fun to read.

My question is, what other books such as the two I've mentioned are out there? I'm having a surprisingly hard time finding any booklists describing texts written by historians or biographers that were written at the same time as the subject material itself. I would greatly appreciate any leads.

They dont even share a border with France and all it did was add extra combatants against Germany

This figure is true of all characters in the film, from those of relatively high station, down to outlaws and stable boys.

For added color, the Coen Brothers, who wrote the film, are known for being meticulous in their research regarding period dialogue in their scripts, so I would expect historical accuracy here, however, I obviously want to ask actual historians about this.

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So I was kinda interested about the whole financial crisis that happen in Asia, Thailand 1997, so I want to ask

How did this problem got spread into other country like Singapore, Malaysia, indonesia, Hong Kong, etc.

With a little knowledge of economic, can you please briefly explain it?

Hi everyone, so basically I'm writing a research paper on the soviet afghan war and its role in the dissolution of the USSR. I'm kinda struggling with my third argument which is the effects on the Soviet economy. There seem to be a lot contradicting sources from what I've found so what effect did it have on the economy if any?

For example, the site of Troy was irreversibly damaged by Schliemann's excavations. Can't we say that it was better if the site had been discovered much later, perhaps denying us of the knowledge of the location of the city, but preserving it for modern archaeology?

Going back in time, when do modern experts start cringing when they learn that a site was excavated in a certain decade?

What is the difference between an annex piece of land and a colony? When France took control of Corsica it was apart of France, when it conquered Madagascar it was a colony. When England had control of most of France it was annex territories, when it had conquered Egypt it was a colony.

I thought it was distance but France had Algeria and that was close to the French mainland. Then I thought it involves them the two parties being from different continents, but Japan had colonies in Asia and the UK had Malta which was called a colony. Then I thought it was when they try to supplaint the native population with their own. I thought that because of how the native people of the Americas and Australia/New Zealand where supplanted by Europeans. But in every other example other then the Americas and Australia didn't have the native supplanted by the colonizers.

After the Soviet winter counterattack and the Allies pushing the Axis out of Northern Africa, what other possibilities could be present to invade Western Europe other than Northern France and Sicily?

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Are there any first hand accounts of encounters with this religious figure or, writings about his miracles? I’ve been told there ya been but I don’t believe it.

Were the helmets of the time given to soldiers to make them feel less vulnerable? Enemies can still fire at the much larger and easier to hit body. Is there any research that showed that helmets saved lives on an effective scale?

When i say martial arts, i am talking about fighting styles with an organised syllabus and distinct style, from ancient Japanese peasants to European warrior man at arms. How did they develop effective techniques and whst would influence the differences in one style from another? For example, the fighting style of japanese ninjas to mongolians thst could wrestle?

Is the use of Slave Labour effective? Because isn't a (well) paid worker more efficient than a Slave because the worker is less likely to be weak from undernourishment , more motivated than a slave and more capable of doing more than basic tasks. And a Worker give back to the economy by buying goods and paying taxes while the Slave can't. If so, then throughout human history why did people use slave labour over paid workers?

Did the amount of cheap slaves make it worth it? Was the benifits of paid workers not as obvious? Was the paid worker not as efficient until recently?

Thanks in Advance

I didn't want to put all my questions in the title, so here they are.

1. How seriously were rumors taken in Ancient Greece? Was it enough to convict a person? Or was actual evidence required?
2. What was the punishment for incest between siblings?
3. What was the punishment for threatening people?
4. If a person broke a law and skipped town would anyone of gave chase to bring the suspect to justice?

Hello, I am having a small argument with my sister about the Phaistos Disc. I say that it is written in Lenear B, while she says that we don't know the language uet and if we did, we would know its meaning too. I ve found online that they read it with the toning of Lenear B. But nothing about its language. Could you please help us? Thanks in advantage.

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In Italy the victory over the Austrians in the Great War is always celebrated with great style, but beyond this, when did the intervention of the Italians?