The Prince — Page 9

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This result was attained in the battle of Vaila, when Venice lost in one day all that she had won in eight hundred years.

Dieses Ergebnis wurde in der Schlacht von Vaila erreicht, als Venedig an einem einzigen Tag alles verlor, was es in achthundert Jahren gewonnen hatte.

Florence had a difficult part to play during these events, complicated as they were by the feud which broke out between the pope and the French, because friendship with France had dictated the entire policy of the Republic.

Florenz hatte während dieser Ereignisse eine schwierige Rolle zu spielen, die dadurch erschwert wurden, dass zwischen dem Papst und den Franzosen ein Streit ausbrach, da die Freundschaft mit Frankreich die gesamte Politik der Republik bestimmt hatte.

When, in 1511, Julius II finally formed the Holy League against France, and with the assistance of the Swiss drove the French out of Italy, Florence lay at the mercy of the Pope, and had to submit to his terms, one of which was that the Medici should be restored.

Als Julius II. im Jahre 1511 schließlich die Heilige Liga gegen Frankreich gründete und mit Hilfe der Schweizer die Franzosen aus Italien vertrieb, lag Florenz dem Papst auf Gedeih und Verderb ausgeliefert und musste seinen Bedingungen zustimmen, von denen eine lautete, dass die Medici wieder eingesetzt werden sollten.

The return of the Medici to Florence on 1st September 1512, and the consequent fall of the Republic, was the signal for the dismissal of Machiavelli and his friends, and thus put an end to his public career, for, as we have seen, he died without regaining office.

Die Rückkehr der Medici nach Florenz am 1. September 1512 und der daraus folgende Untergang der Republik war das Signal für die Entlassung Machiavellis und seiner Freunde und beendete damit seine öffentliche Laufbahn, denn, wie wir gesehen haben, starb er, ohne sein Amt wiederzuerlangen.

LITERATURE AND DEATH — Æt. 43-58—1512-27

LITERATUR UND TOD — Æt. 43-58—1512-27

On the return of the Medici, Machiavelli, who for a few weeks had vainly hoped to retain his office under the new masters of Florence, was dismissed by decree dated 7th November 1512.

Bei der Rückkehr der Medici wurde Machiavelli, der einige Wochen lang vergeblich gehofft hatte, sein Amt unter den neuen Herren von Florenz behalten zu können, durch ein Dekret vom 7. November 1512 entlassen.

Shortly after this he was accused of complicity in an abortive conspiracy against the Medici, imprisoned, and put to the question by torture.

Kurz darauf wurde er der Mitschuld an einer gescheiterten Verschwörung gegen die Medici beschuldigt, inhaftiert und durch Folter verhört.

The new Medicean pope, Leo X, procured his release, and he retired to his small property at San Casciano, near Florence, where he devoted himself to literature.

Der neue Papst aus dem Hause Medici, Leo X., erwirkte seine Freilassung, und er zog sich auf sein kleines Anwesen in San Casciano bei Florenz zurück, wo er sich der Literatur widmete.

Vocabulary

Dieses: This (neuter demonstrative pronoun).
Ergebnis: Result or outcome of an event or process.
wurde: Was; past tense auxiliary verb (werden).
Schlacht: Battle; a large-scale military combat.
erreicht: Achieved or reached; past participle of erreichen.
als: When or as; conjunction introducing a past event.
Venedig: Venice; major Italian city and historical republic.
einzigen: Single or only; adjective emphasizing uniqueness.
Tag: Day; a 24-hour period.
alles: Everything; indefinite pronoun referring to totality.
verlor: Lost; simple past of verlieren.
achthundert: Eight hundred; the number 800.
Jahren: Years; dative plural of Jahr.
gewonnen: Won or gained; past participle of gewinnen.
hatte: Had; simple past of haben.
Florenz: Florence; major Italian Renaissance city-state.
während: During or while; preposition or conjunction of time.
dieser: These/this; demonstrative pronoun in genitive context.
Ereignisse: Events; plural of Ereignis, notable occurrences.
schwierige: Difficult; adjective describing something hard.
Rolle: Role; a part played in a situation.
spielen: To play; to perform a role or activity.
dadurch: Thereby or because of that; causal adverb.
erschwert: Made more difficult; past participle of erschweren.
wurden: Were; simple past passive auxiliary of werden.
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
zwischen: Between; preposition indicating position among two.
Papst: Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Franzosen: The French; plural noun referring to French people.
Streit: Dispute or quarrel; a conflict between parties.
ausbrach: Broke out; simple past of ausbrechen.
da: Since or because; causal subordinating conjunction.
Freundschaft: Friendship; a close and amicable relationship.
Frankreich: France; Western European country and nation-state.
gesamte: Entire or whole; adjective meaning the complete thing.
Politik: Politics or policy; governmental or public affairs.
Republik: Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.
bestimmt: Determined or shaped; past participle of bestimmen.
Als: When; subordinating conjunction for past time.
Jahre: Year; dative singular of Jahr.
schließlich: Finally or ultimately; adverb indicating conclusion.
Heilige: Holy; adjective, as in Holy League.
Liga: League; a political or military alliance.
gegen: Against; preposition indicating opposition.
gründete: Founded or established; simple past of gründen.
Hilfe: Help or assistance; aid given to someone.
Schweizer: Swiss; referring to people or things from Switzerland.
Italien: Italy; Southern European country on the peninsula.
vertrieb: Drove out or expelled; simple past of vertreiben.
lag: Lay or was located; simple past of liegen.
Gedeih: Thriving; used in phrase auf Gedeih und Verderb.
Verderb: Ruin; used in phrase meaning for better or worse.
ausgeliefert: At the mercy of; surrendered or handed over completely.
musste: Had to; simple past of the modal verb müssen.
Bedingungen: Conditions or terms; requirements set in an agreement.
zustimmen: To agree or consent; to accept stated conditions.
denen: Which or those; relative pronoun in dative plural.
lautete: Read or stated; simple past of lauten.
Medici: Medici; powerful Florentine ruling family.
wieder: Again; adverb indicating repetition.
eingesetzt: Reinstated or deployed; past participle of einsetzen.
werden: To become or will be; auxiliary or main verb.
sollten: Were supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen.
Rückkehr: Return; the act of coming back.
September: September; the ninth month of the year.
daraus: From it or out of that; adverbial pronoun.
folgende: Following; adjective meaning the next or ensuing.
Untergang: Downfall or ruin; the collapse of something.
war: Was; simple past of sein.
Signal: Signal; a sign indicating something will happen.
Entlassung: Dismissal or discharge; being let go from a position.
Freunde: Friends; plural of Freund.
beendete: Ended or concluded; simple past of beenden.
damit: With that or thereby; adverb indicating consequence.
öffentliche: Public; adjective relating to public life.
Laufbahn: Career; a professional path or course of employment.
denn: Because or for; coordinating causal conjunction.
wie: As or how; conjunction or adverb of manner.
gesehen: Seen; past participle of sehen.
haben: Have; auxiliary or main verb, to possess.
starb: Died; simple past of sterben.
ohne: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
Amt: Office or post; an official governmental position.
wiederzuerlangen: To regain; to recover a previously held position.
LITERATUR: Literature; written works and scholarly writings.
TOD: Death; the end of life (capitalized as heading).
einige: Some or a few; indefinite determiner of quantity.
Wochen: Weeks; plural of Woche.
lang: Long; adverb indicating duration of time.
vergeblich: In vain; fruitlessly, without achieving the goal.
gehofft: Hoped; past participle of hoffen.
unter: Under or among; preposition of position or relation.
neuen: New; adjective in dative or accusative form.
Herren: Masters or lords; plural of Herr in formal context.
behalten: To keep or retain; to maintain something one has.
können: To be able to; modal verb expressing ability.
durch: Through or by means of; preposition of means.
Dekret: Decree; an official order issued by an authority.
November: November; the eleventh month of the year.
entlassen: Dismissed or released; past participle of entlassen.
Kurz: Shortly or briefly; adverb indicating short time.
darauf: Thereafter or on it; adverb indicating what followed.
Mitschuld: Complicity; shared guilt or involvement in wrongdoing.
gescheiterten: Failed; past participle of scheitern in attributive use.
Verschwörung: Conspiracy; a secret plot against authority.
beschuldigt: Accused; past participle of beschuldigen.
inhaftiert: Imprisoned or detained; past participle of inhaftieren.
Folter: Torture; infliction of severe pain to extract information.
verhört: Interrogated; past participle of verhören.
neue: New; adjective in nominative or dative weak form.
Hause: House; dative of Haus, here referring to papal house.
erwirkte: Secured or obtained; simple past of erwirken.
Freilassung: Release; the act of freeing someone from custody.
zog: Moved or pulled; simple past of ziehen.
kleines: Small; adjective in nominative neuter strong form.
Anwesen: Estate or property; a small rural piece of land.
bei: Near or close to; preposition indicating proximity.
zurück: Back; adverb indicating return or withdrawal.
wo: Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place.
Literatur: Literature; written works, especially of lasting value.
widmete: Dedicated; simple past of widmen, to devote oneself.

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