It。was。the。age。of。Da。Vinci。and。Michelangelo,。of。enlightened。creativity。and。unparalleled。intellectual。achievement.。But。it。was。also。the。age。of。Machievelli,。of。rampant。lawlessness,。incessant。war。and。unspeakable。depravity.。At。the。heart。of。the。world。order。was。the。Vatican,。the。arbiter。of。conflicts。between。kingdoms。and。empires.。And。at。the。center。of。the。Vatican。was。a。man。whose。quest。for。power。would。propel。him。to。seek。the。ultimate。prize,。the。holy。see。of。Rome.。He。was。a。man。whose。name。would。become。synonymous。with。ruthlessness,。and。whose。reign。as。pope。would。be。remembered。as。the。most。infamous。chapter。of。the。history。of。the。Catholic。church。-Rodrigo。Borgia.。His。four。children。-Juan,。the。oldest,。a。prideful,。lazy,。unscrupulous。sexual。predator,。Cesare,。a。young。man。torn。between。a。faith。that。was。not。his。calling。and。his。dark。violent。nature,。Lucretia,。a。young。girl。discovering。the。secret。power。that。a。women's。sexuality。holds...