Question

Read this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) to inform readers about the tactics Sparta and Rome used to hold cities and their effectiveness

Explanation:

Another reason Machiavelli wrote this paragraph was to teach readers about the strategies Sparta and Rome employed to hold towns and how effective those strategies were. There is information on which cities Sparta and Rome controlled, as well as Sparta's strategy of keeping its distance from Greece and Rome's ability to demolish Greek cities.