Good scene. It's good because I think it conveys something of the flavor of Machiavelli's thought in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias.

我觉它好是因为片中涵盖了,一些马奇亚维利思想的味道,即意大利在，Borgias，家族,统治下的30，年。

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