An exhibition staged in Rome (October 2002 – February 2003), entitled I Borgia ​ — l’arte del potere (The Borgias — ​ The Art of Power), offered an occasion to reflect on prerogatives claimed by the papacy, particularly on the way they were used by Rodrigo Borgia, or Alexander VI (pope 1492 - 1503).
ولد رودريڠو بورجيا سنة ١٤٣١ في عائلة بارزة في خاتيڤا ،‏ في مملكة أراڠون ،‏ وهي حاليا جزء من اسپانيا .‏