The Life of Cesare BorgiaBOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANTReading editionChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEBOOK I. THE HOUSE OF THE BULLChapter I · THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF BORGIAChapter II · THE REIGNS OF SIXTUS IV AND INNOCENT VIIIChapter III · ALEXANDER VIChapter IV · BORGIA ALLIANCESBOOK II. THE BULL PASCANTChapter I · THE FRENCH INVASIONChapter II · THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURALChapter III · THE ROMAN BARONSChapter IV · THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF GANDIAChapter V · THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLEBOOK III. THE BULL RAMPANTChapter I · THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOISChapter II · THE KNELL OF THE TYRANTSChapter III · IMOLA AND FORLIChapter IV · GONFALONIER OF THE CHURCHChapter V · THE MURDER OF ALFONSO OF ARAGONChapter VI · RIMINI AND PESAROChapter VII · THE SIEGE OF FAENZAChapter VIII · ASTORRE MANFREDIChapter IX · CASTEL BOLOGNESE AND PIOMBINOChapter X · THE END OF THE HOUSE OF ARAGONChapter XI · THE LETTER TO SILVIO SAVELLIChapter XII · LUCREZIA’S THIRD MARRIAGEChapter XIII · URBINO AND CAMERINOChapter XIV · THE REVOLT OF THE CONDOTTIERIChapter XV · MACCHIAVELLI’S LEGATIONChapter XVI · RAMIRO DE LORQUAChapter XVII · “THE BEAUTIFUL STRATAGEM”Chapter XVIII · THE ZENITHBOOK IV. THE BULL CADENTChapter I · THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER VIChapter II · PIUS IIIChapter III · JULIUS IIChapter IV · ATROPOSPrevious chapter ←Book 2 — Chapter V · THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLENext chapter →Book 3 — Chapter I · THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOISAll chapters and sections (37)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEBooks1Book 1 · Chapters1234Books2Book 2 · Chapters12345Books3Book 3 · Chapters123456789101112131415161718Books4Book 4 · Chapters1234“Cum numine Caesaris omen.”(motto on Cesare Borgia’s sword.)◇← CHAPTER V. THE RENUNCIATION OF THE PURPLECHAPTER I. THE DUCHESS OF VALENTINOIS →