The Renaissance Man: Portrait of a Spymaster

This "Expanded Edition" follows an organic structure that I periodically update as new evidence becomes available. The original edition, "frozen in time," is available on Amazon. My book aims to reframe human history, proposing that major historical events and figures are part of a meticulously crafted narrative orchestrated by a clandestine "Agency". I believe this Agency, led by a recurring "Renaissance Man" archetype—with Leon Battista Alberti as its most prominent manifestation in the 15th century—has systematically manipulated history through various means, including the fabrication and re-dating of historical records, the strategic dissemination of knowledge, and the creation of "phantom" pasts. My contention is that conventional chronology is fundamentally flawed, with many ancient civilizations and their achievements being much more recent inventions designed to establish a false sense of antiquity and to legitimize the Agency...