[COMPLETE] Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 2, Machiavelli - icequeen

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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 2 by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 - 1527). Translated by Ninian Hill Thomson (1830-1921)

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In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for the present. As the title mentions, the subject of the work is the first ten books of Livy's Ab urbe condita, which cover the expansion of Rome from the legendary monarchy of Romulus to the end of the Third Samnite War (293 BCE). The whole work contains three books, with 142 numbered chapters - perhaps not a coincidence, since Livy's history also contained 142 books. In the second book, the author discusses decisions made by the Roman people pertaining to the increase of its empire. (Summary by Leni)
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    [*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Niccolò Machiavelli) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccolò_Machiavelli
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Post by merendo07 »

Hey Leni. I really enjoyed working on book one, so I'd like to contribute to this one, too. May I read the first five sections?
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merendo07 wrote: January 8th, 2019, 6:36 am Hey Leni. I really enjoyed working on book one, so I'd like to contribute to this one, too. May I read the first five sections?
Yay, thanks for continuing helping with this project, merendo. I will add your claim as soon as we get a window. :mrgreen:
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Leni wrote: January 8th, 2019, 11:57 am Yay, thanks for continuing helping with this project, merendo. I will add your claim as soon as we get a window. :mrgreen:
Thanking you :)
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Post by icequeen »

I'll MC this one for you as well, Leni! Since we already have claimers, I better get on my horse and make an MW! :D
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OK, the MW is up, and we will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.
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merendo07 wrote: January 8th, 2019, 1:21 pm
Leni wrote: January 8th, 2019, 11:57 am Yay, thanks for continuing helping with this project, merendo. I will add your claim as soon as we get a window. :mrgreen:
Thanking you :)

Great! Thanks for MCing this one too, Ann!

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Post by afutterer »

I can pl for you.
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afutterer wrote: January 11th, 2019, 2:51 pm I can pl for you.
That is great, thanks!
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Post by icequeen »

Thanks Anthony! You now have access to the MW!


Moving on to Readers Wanted!
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Post by jenno »

Could I claim section 5 - 10 inclusive please ??

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jenno wrote: January 11th, 2019, 11:38 pm Could I claim section 5 - 10 inclusive please ??

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icequeen wrote: January 11th, 2019, 4:05 pm Thanks Anthony! You now have access to the MW!


Moving on to Readers Wanted!
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Good to see you! - Ben.
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Post by Leni »

merendo07 wrote: January 14th, 2019, 1:47 pm Here's the first section (08:35) https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/discoursesonlivy2_00_machiavelli_128kb.mp3
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