Thanas wrote:
No. There were bigger and more powerful states in Italy (Milano, Venice, Florence) that were not led by what every other civilized leader though to be vile and (more importantly) stupid idiots.
Also, Note that a lot of Italy belonged to the three great powers of the day:
- Spain
- The Holy Roman Empire
- France
There is no way any of these could have been held off by a Borgia army.
How far could they have gotten? They'd also have needed to integrate their conquests into a workable structure.
series was in large part based on the Borgias, and the crime families in the books and movies based on the squabbling noble families in Italy. Did the Corleone Family get the upper hand on the others for a while? Yes. Was there any chance whatsoever of taking over all or most of New York? No.
