On Government
Translator - Michael Grant
Introduction by - Michael Grant
Penguin Classic
Paperback : 30 Sep 1993
£12.99
Synopsis
These pioneering writings on the mechanics, tactics, and strategies of government were devised by the Roman Republic’s most enlightened thinker.Reviews
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'Cicero is by far Rome’s most enlightening political thinker, and perhaps its greatest.' - Michael Grant in the introduction.
Table of contents
Introduction
1. Against Verres (II, 5): How Not to Govern a Province
2. For Murena: When to Sacrifice a Principle
3. For Balbus: The Admission of Foreigners to Citizenship
4. On the State (III): The Ideal Form of Government (V, VI): The Good Statesman
5. On Laws (III): How to Run the Ideal Government
6. The Brutus: The Importance of Oratory
7. The Philippics (IV, V, X): Against Rule by One Man
Appendix I: Some of the Arguments used in For Balbus
Appendix II: Minor Orators Mentioned in the Brutus
Maps
The Roman Empire in 51 B.C.
Italy
Sicily
Eastern Europe
The East
Western Europe and North Africa
Plan of Rome
Further Reading
Index

