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as innovative war machines that during the renaissance era.
proved that Leonardo was clearly After a brief time, Leonardo
thinking ahead of his time. retur ned to F lorence, his
In 1502, Leonardo left Florence hometown, and rejoined the
and Venice to join Cesare Borgia, Guild of Saint Luke on the 18th
which was the son of the pope at of October, 1503. He toyed
the time, to become the military with a few pieces of art until he
architect and engineer for his returned to Milan.
army. Leonardo won over the
general by drawing a detailed
map of his stronghold, which
was a relatively new concept