Moses, Cyrus, Theseus the great leaders Machiavelli cited in Chapter 6, whom he presents here as liberators of oppressed peoples.
head of the Church Giovanni de Medici, the newly elected Pope Leo X.
Sea, cloud, stone, manna miracles that occurred when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Machiavelli claims these are signs that point to the Medici's role in liberating Italy.
Taro . . . Mestre battles in which Italian forces were defeated.
