Discourses on Livy

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The reasons for which cities are usually built. p. 2
Athens and Venice, why they were built. p. 2
Moses and Aeneas. p. 3
Three states of Republics. p. 5
How the said states keep changing. p. 6
Sparta and Rome. p. 7
How many years there were from the Tarquins to the Gracchi. p. 8
The Spartan and the Venetian Republics having enjoyed liberty more than Rome. p. 9
Marcus Menenius, Dictator. p. 10
Whence the name of Venetian gentlemen had its beginning. p. 11
Acquiring is the ruin of small republics. p. 13
Coriolanus. p. 14
Francesco Valori, Pietro Soderino. p. 15
M. Giovanni Guicciardini, governor of the Florentine army. p. 17
Agis, King of Sparta. p. 19
That everyone who makes capital of ancient memories would flee the name of Tyrant. p. 20
How much religion can do, with the example of Scipio. p. 22
How useful the religion introduced by Numa was to the Romans. p. 23
That all the damage and scourges of Italian affairs depend on the Roman Church. p. 24
Words of Livy regarding laws. p. 26
Auguries of the chickens Referring to the Roman practice of divination by watching the feeding behavior of sacred chickens.. p. 27
Animosity of the Samnites and words of Livy. p. 28
That which a new prince must do. p. 30