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Cicero
On monwealth and On the Laws
Cicero’s On monwealth and On the Laws were his first and
most substantial attempt to adapt Greek theories of political life to
the circumstances of the Roman Republic. They represent Cicero’s
vision of an ideal society and remain his most important works of
political philosophy. On monwealth survives only in part, and
On the Laws was pleted. The present volume offers a new
scholarly reconstruction of the fragments of On monwealth
and a masterly translation of both dialogues. The texts are supported
by a helpful, concise introduction, notes, synopsis, biographical
notes, and bibliography; students in politics, philosophy, ancient
history, law, and classics will gain new understanding of one of the
great philosophers and political figures of antiquity thanks to this
volume.
is Professor of Classics and James
R. Barker Professor of Contemporary Civilization at Columbia
University in the City of New York. He has lectured and published
widely on Latin literature and the transmission of texts, including a
commentary on the Latin text of On monwealth (Cambridge,
) and an essay, ‘‘Rome and Its Traditions,’’ in The Cambridge
Companion to Virgil ().
CAMBRIDGE TEXTS IN THE
HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Series editors
R G
Reader in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Q S
Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge
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lished as the major student textbook series in political theory. It aims to make
available to students all the most important texts in the history of western
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familiar classic texts will be included, but the series seeks at the same time to
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