Machiavelli, Niccolò Niccolò Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 and died on June 21, 1527 in Florence, Italy. He was an Italian historian, statesman, and a political philosopher. He was an upright man, a good citizen, a good father, and a loving patriot. He had five children wi...

Leonardo's began when his father moved to Florence as the procurator of the Convent of St. Martire in 1469. There, Leonardo worked in the legendary "workshop" of Andrea del Verrocchio. He worked together with Perugino, Botticelli, Ghirlandalo, and Lorenzo di Credi. Leonardo work...