# Essential Writings — Political Essays and Treatises (Peter Constantine translation)

Selected from *The Essential Writings of Machiavelli* (Modern Library, 2007).

- [Introduction](00-introduction.md)
- [Discourse on Pisa](01-discourse-on-pisa.md)
- [On Pistoian Matters](02-on-pistoian-matters.md)
- [On the Nature of the French](03-on-the-nature-of-the-french.md)
- [On How to Treat the Populace of Valdichiana After Their Rebellion](04-on-how-to-treat-the-populace-of-valdichiana.md)
- [How Duke Valentino Killed the Generals Who Conspired Against Him](05-how-duke-valentino-killed-the-generals.md)
- [Discourse on the Affairs of Germany and Its Emperor](06-discourse-on-the-affairs-of-germany.md)
- [A Caution to the Medici](07-a-caution-to-the-medici.md)
- [Rules for an Elegant Social Circle](08-rules-for-an-elegant-social-circle.md)
- [The Persecution of Africa](09-the-persecution-of-africa.md)