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EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY
卷 48, 期 3, 页码 409-434出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0265691418779693
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Renaissance Florence; Dieci di Balia; Otto di Pratica; archives; Niccol Machiavelli; Renaissance warfare
According to contemporary historiography, the military offices of Renaissance Florence were backward and disorganized, unaware of the current Italian innovations, and suspicious of their own soldiers. This literature, however, seems to be based more on the Machiavellian prejudice against mercenary companies, than on thorough and systematic archival research. The aim of this article, hence, is an examination of the whole documentary production of the two military institutions of the Florentine Republic, the Dieci di Balia and the Otto di Pratica, in order to try to re-evaluate the management of war, the relationships between rulers and captains, and the processes of enlistment, equipment, and inspection. The accounts, the resolutions, the daily registrations of treasurers, secretaries, and commissioners, then, illustrate the practices and the organization of both of these magistracies during the last quarter of the fifteenth century. The results of this study demonstrate that, long before the admission of Niccol Machiavelli to its chancery, the Republic had the men, the knowledge, and the money for operating warfare efficiently and effectively.
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