Read this passage from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. how does the text structure the author convey his central idea in this chapter? by describing the actions taken by the spartans and the romans, machiavelli sets up a comparison with the actions of other conquering forces discussed in the chapter. by contrasting the outcomes of spartan and roman conquests, machiavelli provides evidence to support his claim that a prince must destroy a free city in order to hold it. by contrasting the goals of the spartans and the romans, machiavelli establishes the problem of maintaining control of a conquered city, to which he will propose a solution. by listing the effects of these spartan and roman conquests, machiavelli supports his overall description of how princes do or do not maintain control over the cities they conquer.

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from context clues heliotrope is probably a flower.

a heliotrope are peruvian plants that have small purplish plants.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment