Profoundly Modern?
History of the Papacy Podcast

Profoundly Modern?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 11, 202624 min

What happened to the Guelphs and Ghibellines after Dante’s generation? The names survived for centuries, but their original meaning slowly gave way to family rivalries, oligarchic struggles, territorial states, foreign armies, and new ways of thinking about political power. In this capstone to the series, we move from Dante to another exiled Florentine, Niccolò Machiavelli, and ask whether he was truly profoundly modern or simply the man who found a new language for political realities that had been there all along. Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments section below! Don't for...

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Gate tickets now for The Uprising. We are forced to work beyond what our souls can take. Based on the true story behind the legend of Robin Hood. We've given you enough!

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And a smarts for justice on Corpus Christi. Driven by hope. I must deliver the miracle we came for. And destined for freedom.

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I must stand in God's grace again. Storing Andrew Garfield. There will be no peace until we are free. The Uprising.

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