Machiavelli

"I don't think anyone else knows this, and those that do, don't believe. He's a myth. An urban legend. He has been compared to Machiavelli and Nostradamus."

—Aldus Boardman^[src]

Machiavelli was a famous philosopher and strategist on Earth-1.

Biography

At some point in time, Machiavelli developed key principles of political strategy.^[1]

Legacy

Vandal Savage was at times compared to Machiavelli.^[2]

In 2006 while participating in the debating society at the University of Oxford, Clifford DeVoe debated how the principles of Machiavelli could be applied to modern brinkmanship.^[1]

Appearances

Arrow

Season 4

• "Legends of Yesterday" (mentioned)

The Flash

Season 4

• "Therefore I Am" (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• In the real world Niccolò Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer of the Renaissance period.
• In the DC comics Machiavelli was referenced and channeled several times, including a character nicknamed Lord Machiavelli, an advisor of a street gang named Wall Street Irregulars and an enemy of Green Arrow, first appearing in Detective Comics #525.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Therefore I Am"
2. ↑ "Legends of Yesterday"