... time. Later in 1494, he served as a clerk, and four years later he was promoted to secretary and chancellor of the second chancellery of the Florentine Republic in 1498. As chancellor his duties included taking missions to foreign states, composing and summarizing reports, carrying ... the German emperor (1507-1508). One of his contributions to his state was in the military defense of the Republic of Florence. In 1510, he was inspired by his reading of Roman history, so he organized a citizen militia for the Republic (http://www.biography.com). He organized this citizen militia ... for...

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