Machiavelli's Prophecy
by G
About This Novel
This is a novel and a history, more like a movie. From Venice, Rome, to Florence, and back to Venice, you follow the beautiful man Marco, penetrate into every pore of the Renaissance era, and be a Renaissance man for a day. There's roasted guinea chicken served on a silver platter decorated with the Medici coat of arms, Pecorino goat cheese, and bite-sized pastries made of almond flour and wrapped in cream. There are also studios of artists in the center of Florence in the 16th century, major banks all over Europe, and a dazzling array of shops filled with foreign goods. Not only that, the love drama between a handsome man and an elegant geisha, the power struggle between ambitious young people, and the complex relationships between the great powers at that time are all presented in this "Renaissance Novel" series. Marco, who was dismissed from his job, traveled to Florence to adjust his mood. He happened to meet Olympia, who had used him for espionage, and "fell in love" with her again. The "Flower Capital", once governed by the benevolent Medici family, has now become a puppet capital - the Holy Roman Emperor secretly controlled Alessandro, the illegitimate son of the Medici family, to rule dictatorially. Alessandro also coveted the sister of Lorenzino, who also belonged to the Medici family. This made Lorenzino, who was already rebellious and self-blame, determined to kill Alessandro by using the secret passage between the Medici Palace and his home, and fled to Venice that night. Marco and Olympia were also involved in the quagmire of internal strife within the Medici family, and they decided to leave Florence for Rome.
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