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Bellarion the Fortunate · Character

Niccolò Macchiavelli

The Florentine historian and political philosopher, mentioned as a source.

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Also known as Macchiavelli

First appearance: book i

Niccolò Macchiavelli shows up with force in I: The Threshold. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the probable author of a biographical sketch of Bellarion, providing commentary on his nature.
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