eus；　and　Romulus　had　been　unarmed　they　could　nothave　enforced　their　constitutions　for　long　……　as　happened　in　our　time　toFra　Girolamo　Savonarola；　who　was　ruined　with　his　new　order　of　thingsimmediately　the　multitude　believed　in　him　no　longer；　and　he　had　no　meansof　keeping　steadfast　those　who　believed　or　of　making　the　unbelievers　tobelieve。　Therefore　such　as　these　have　great　difficulties　in　consummatingtheir　enterprise；　for　all　their　dangers　are　in　the　ascent；　yet　withability　they　will　overe　them；　but　when　these　are　overe；　and　thosewho　envied　them　their　success　are　exterminated；　they　will　begin　to　berespected；　and　they　will　continue　afterwards　powerful；　secure；　honoured；and　happy。To　these　great　examples　I　wish　to　add　a　lesser　one；　still　it　bears　someresemblance　to　them；　and　I　wish　it　to　suffice　me　for　all　of　a　like　kind：it　is　Hiero　the　Syracusan。　This　man　rose　from　a　private　station　to　bePrince　of　Syracuse；　nor　did　he；　either；　owe　anything　to　fortune　butopportunity；　for　the　Syracusans；　being　oppressed；　chose　him　for　theircaptain；　afterwards　he　was　rewarded　by　being　made　their　prince。　He　wasof　so　great　ability；　even　as　a　private　citizen；　that　one　who　writes　ofhim　says　he　wanted　nothing　but　a　kingdom　to　be　a　king。　This　manabolished　the　old　soldiery；　organized　the　new；　gave　up　old　alliances；made　new　ones；　and　as　he　had　his　own　soldiers　and　allies；　on　suchfoundations　he　was　able　to　build　any　edifice：　thus；　whilst　he　hadendured　much　trouble　in　acquiring；　he　had　but　little　in　keeping。CHAPTER　VIICONCERNING　NEW　PRINCIPALITIES　WHICH　ARE　ACQUIRED　EITHER　BY　THE　ARMS　OFOTHERS　OR　BY　GOOD　FORTUHOSE　who　solely　by　good　fortune　bee　princes　from　being　privatecitizens　have　little　trouble　in　rising；　but　much　in　keeping　atop；　theyhave　not　any　difficulties　on　the　way　up；　because　they　fly；　but　t