The Mandrake Root (La Mandragola) is a satirical play by the author of The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli.
Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likely wrote The Mandrake Root in 1518 to be performed at the wedding of Duke Lorenzo de’ Medici and Maddalena de la Tour d’Auvregne.