Prince
what is machiavelli's primary purpose in writing this
passage?
to inform readers about the history of rome and sparta
and how they built their empires
the romans
stablishing there
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to inform readers about the fates of the cities
conquered by the spartans and the romans
to persuade readers that a conquering prince must
destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it
to persuade readers that a republic will remember
freedom and someday rebel against a conqueror

To persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

Explanation:

In the passage, we can see that Machiavelli is saying how the Spartans took over Athens and Thebes, destroyed their democracy and established a new system of oligarchy. He continues on to say how the Romans dismantled the systems in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia. Both the Spartans and the Romans kept these colonies under their control because of such changes in the system.

Machiavelli is trying to convey how it is necessary to destroy the system that existed before in order to completely conquer a new territory.

To inform readers about the tactics Sparta and Rome used to hold cities and their effectiveness.