قراءة كتاب The Life of Cesare Borgia
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THE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIA
Of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri
Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and
Captain-General of Holy Church
A History and Some Criticisms
By Raphael Sabatini
CONTENTS
PREFACE
BOOK I. THE HOUSE OF THE BULL
CHAPTER I. THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BORGIA
CHAPTER II. THE REIGNS OF SIXTUS IV AND INNOCENT VIII
CHAPTER III. ALEXANDER VI
CHAPTER IV. BORGIA ALLIANCES
BOOK II. THE BULL PASCANT
CHAPTER I. THE FRENCH INVASION
CHAPTER II. THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURAL
CHAPTER III. THE ROMAN BARONS
CHAPTER IV. THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF GANDIA
CHAPTER V. THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLE
BOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANT
CHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOIS
CHAPTER II. THE KNELL OF THE TYRANTS
CHAPTER III. IMOLA AND FORLI
CHAPTER IV. GONFALONIER OF THE CHURCH
CHAPTER V. THE MURDER OF ALFONSO OF ARAGON
CHAPTER VI. RIMINI AND PESARO
CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OF FAENZA
CHAPTER VIII. ASTORRE MANFREDI
CHAPTER IX. CASTEL BOLOGNESE AND PIOMBINO
CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE HOUSE OF ARAGON
CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER TO SILVIO SAVELLI
CHAPTER XII. LUCREZIA'S THIRD MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XIII. URBINO AND CAMERINO
CHAPTER XIV. THE REVOLT OF THE CONDOTTIERI
CHAPTER XV. MACCHIAVELLI'S LEGATION
CHAPTER XVI. RAMIRO DE LORQUA
CHAPTER XVII. "THE BEAUTIFUL STRATAGEM"
CHAPTER XVIII. THE ZENITH
BOOK IV. THE BULL CADENT
CHAPTER I. THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER VI
CHAPTER II. PIUS III
CHAPTER III. JULIUS II
CHAPTER IV. ATROPOS
PREFACE
This is no Chronicle of Saints. Nor yet is it a History of Devils. It is a record of certain very human, strenuous men in a very