Cicero: On the Commonwealth and On the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 5/27/2017
EAN 9781316505564, ISBN10: 1316505561
Paperback, 276 pages, 21.5 x 13.6 x 1.3 cm
Language: English
Cicero's On the Commonwealth and On the Laws were his first and most substantial attempts to adapt Greek theories of political life to the circumstances of the Roman Republic. They represent Cicero's understanding of government and remain his most important works of political philosophy. On the Commonwealth survives only in part, and On the Laws was never completed. The new edition of this volume has been revised throughout to take account of recent scholarship, and features a new introduction, a new bibliography, a chronological table and a biographical index. James E. G. Zetzel offers a scholarly reconstruction of the fragments of On the Commonwealth and a masterly translation of both dialogues. The texts are further supported by notes and synopsis, designed to assist students in politics, philosophy, ancient history, law and classics.
Editor's note
Introduction
Text and translation
Bibliography
Chronology
Synopsis
Part I. On the Commonwealth
1. Book I
2. Book II
3. Book III
4. Book IV
5. Book V
6. Book VI
7. Unplaced fragments
Part II. On the Laws
1. Book I
2. Book II
3. Book III
4. Fragments.