1527, No elegy is equal to such a name

The sign of the lament for the dead was : TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM
                     (For so great a name, no praise is adequate and No elegy is equal to such a name).

That sign was erected in Florence, οn a cenotaph honoring Niccolò Machiavelli
                                                  [at the Church of Santa Croce, for a man with worldwide fame.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher, writer, and politician
                           [and is considered one of the main founders of modern political science.

Like da Vinci, Machiavelli is considered a typical example of the Renaissance Man

                                               [and his writing is distinguished by excessive over reliance.

He is most famous for a short political treatise, "The Prince",

                                                                                  [a work of realist political theory... 

Niccolò 's political instructions followed Kings, rulers, and dictators,

          [resulting in millions of dead and more millions of people, by an ending teary...

* Photo : Saatchi Art Artist Werner Horvath;
 Painting,“Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince” # 
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to be continued 

* ''IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse''
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis -CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS //
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