Episode #95- How Machiavellian was Machiavelli? (Part II)
Our Fake History
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Did Machiavelli Fake His Own Death?
There are a number of places on the internet that will tell you that machiavelli faked his own death in a fox like bid to outwit his enemies. In some versions of the story, he played dead for seven days, hence tupo's seven day theory. Some tupo true believers hoped that he would reappear in 20 14, 18 years after his death, in emulation of his hero, niccolo Machiavelli. This is complete fake history. The next question is, did machiavellis ever advise people to fake their own death? Is that one of his devious and controversial gestions? That would be another hard now, machiave
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