Machiavelli, yes THAT Machiavelli, looms large in Gary Graves’ world premier of ‘The Prince,’ now playing at Berkeley City ...

If the word "Machiavellian" is supposed to conjure a hardhearted, calculating political strategist, his namesake at Central Works doesn't look that way at all. Instead, in "The Pr ...

Gary Graves has premiered multiple scripts about Niccolò Machiavelli since 2009, and he's closing Central Works' 36-year run ...

The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is ...

The name Niccolo Machiavelli is synonymous with political deceit, cynicism and the ruthless use of power. The Italian Renaissance writer called his most famous work, The Prince, a handbook for ...

Diplomat and author Niccolò Machiavelli's statement continues to provoke debate centuries later, challenging readers to confront the uneasy relationship between power and ethics. In a world where ...

Niccolo Machiavelli was one of the most important 'political commentator' of his time. Even today, when it is Machiavelli’s 551 birth anniversary, his works and ideas are widely read and believed in.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julius Caesar was the first tyrant of Rome, after which Rome was never again free. Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images That sort ...

Niccolò Machiavelli offered a famously dim view of human nature in The Prince. People are so “ungrateful, fickle, [and] false,” he wrote, that a ruler should comfortably abandon conventional morality ...

Once again, with the assistance of the spirit medium in Florence, I was able to summon the great political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli from the netherworld where he mournfully dwells. Our previous ...