| Author | Niccolò Machiavelli |
|---|---|
| Original title | Descrizione del modo tenuto dal Duca Valentino nello ammazzare Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, il Signor Pagolo e il duca di Gravina Orsini |
| Language | Italian |
Publication date | 1503 |
| Publication place | Florence |
A Description of the methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini[1] is a work by Italian Renaissance political scientist and historianNiccolò Machiavelli. The work describes the methods used byCesare Borgia to capture and murder members of theOrsini family, a princely family of RenaissanceRome. BothVitellozzo Vitelli andOliverotto da Fermo were strangled on the night of their capture on 31 December 1502.[2]
