What text evidence supports Machiavelli’s secondary purpose to inform readers about the tactics Sparta and Rome used to hold cit
ies and their effectiveness? a. the list of cities conquered by Sparta and Rome
b. the description of how Sparta had held Greece
c. the explanation of how Rome dismantled Greek cities
d. the characterization of liberty as a "watchword" of rebellion
e. the example of Pisa rebelling against the Florentines
The text evidence that supports Machiavelli’s secondary purpose to inform readers about the tactics Sparta and Rome used to hold cities and their effectiveness are:
The list of cities conquered by Sparta and Rome, the description of how Sparta had held Greece and the explanation of how Rome dismantled Greek cities
Theme of a novel or other literary work is the main idea - what the writer wants us to understand and remember after we've finished reading it. It is usually something short, and true, which is why in the literary world the theme is also known as short truth.
