Wife Beating in Italy during the time of Machiavelli

>>2464173
I don't see why it would be illegal. While it may have been frowned upon or uncommon, I doubt there was any institution that wives would go to and report any alleged beatings.

>>2464206

In other words, you don't know.

>>2464173
http://www.icadvinc.org/what-is-domestic-violence/history-of-battered-womens-movement/

If you want specific yes no answer you need to be specific on the location. Laws vary rather wildly from place to place. In general this >>2464206 anon is correct, beating your wife as a corrective measure was accepted but frowned upon by the community if you were thought to be too harsh.

>>2464339
Thanks for the resource, but I'm speaking about italy: Florentine law. Everything I find is mainly anglo based