500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli found London,
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fascinating discovery, a Britishacademic has stumbled upon a
500-year-old most wanted notice for the arrest of Niccolo
Machiavelli, the infamous Italian Renaissance political figure.
Niccolo Machiavelli (Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia) Machiavelli is
the author of the masterpiece The Prince, a political treatise
which argues that the pursuit of power can justify the use of
immoral means. Professor Stephen Milner from Manchester
University discovered the historic document by accident while
researching town criers and the proclamations they read out in
archives in Florence, The Telegraph reported. The 1513
proclamation, which called for the arrest of Machiavelli,
eventually led to his downfall and death. "When I saw it I knew
exactly what it was and it was pretty exciting," Milner said.
"When you realise this document marked the fall from g