Syros, Vasileios, Marsilius of Padua at the Intersection of Ancient and Medieval Tradition. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012).

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“What gained Marsilius of Padua notoriety in his time and a well-deserved position in modern narratives on the history of European political ideas is his interest in laying bare and combating the unique cause of the stride and dissension that afflicted the cities of central and northern Italy in his own time, i.e., the papacy’s attempts to interfere in temporal affairs. My study of Marsilius has led to the notion that he was a strong advocate of secularization and that his model for political organization has enduring relevance for the ongoing debates on social organization and the comparative study of diverse traditions of political thought.”

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