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On Government

» Marcus Tullius Cicero

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.

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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

Product details

Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780140445954
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 432
Published : 30 Sep 1993
Publisher : Penguin Classic

On Government

» Marcus Tullius Cicero

Translator - Michael Grant

Introduction by - Michael Grant

£12.99

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