Contra Principem, Part 18: Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Armies and One’s Own Soldiers
Troy Southgate Apr 27, 2025 CONTINUING his discussion of militaristic strengths and weaknesses, Machiavelli argues that auxiliary soldiers are just as ineffectual as the mercenaries themselves: These soldiers may be useful and good in themselves, but for the person who calls them in they are always disadvantageous, because […]

















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