Gadzira shanduro yakaoma kunzwisisa zvikuru yemutsara uyu Nyanzvi dzechiuto dzomunguva iyoyo, dzakadai saNiccolò Machiavelli, dzakaramba mitoo yeMiddle Ages.
Chokwadika, shanduro yakaoma kunzwisisa zvikuru yemutsara wacho ndeiyi "Nyanzvi dzechiuto panguva iyoyo dzakaramba mitoo yeMiddle Ages, panzvimbo pezvo dzichidzokera kuvanyori vapakuvamba veRoma nechiGiriki nokuda kwezvirongwa zvavo".