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Answer:
- the explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage, and Numantia
- the description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in former republics
- the example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa
Explanation:
"The Prince" is a political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli during the sixteenth century. It is considered more of political philosophy. Machiavelli criticized the moralistic view of authority. He escalated the thought that judgment of legitimate and illegitimate power should not be practiced on the basis of morality. Machiavelli proposed the thought that acquisition and maintenance of power is the real and only concern of the political ruler. The primary purpose of the text is to persuade the readers and the secondary purpose is to inform the readers.
The text evidence which supports Machiavelli's primary purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it are:
- C. The explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage, and Numantia
- D. The description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in former republics
- E. The example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa
According to the given question, we are asked to show the text evidence which supports Machiavelli's primary purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.
As a result of this, we can see that according to the assertion made by Machiavelli, he tries to persuade the readers that it is in the best interests of the Prince to destroy a former republic and he gave the examples of Rome holding Capua, Carthage, etc amongst other examples and explanations.
Therefore, the correct answers are options C, D and E
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