num_pages: 264
description: Cicero's On the Commonwealth and On the Laws are his most important works of political philosophy. The present volume offers a scholarly reconstruction of the fragments of On the Commonwealth and a masterly translation of both dialogues. The texts are supported by a helpful, concise introduction, notes and other aids. Students in politics, philosophy, ancient history, law and classics will gain a new understanding of this seminal thinker thanks to Professor Zetzel's volume.
language: English
title: On The Commonwealth & On The Laws
titlecomplete: On The Commonwealth & On The Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
characters: Publius Rutilius Rufus, Lucius Furius Philus, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Manius Manlius, Gaius Laelius, Scipio Africanus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola, Spurius Mummius, Quintus Aelius Tubero, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Gaius Fannius
genres: Classics, Law, Roman, History, Philosophy, Ancient History, Ancient, Nonfiction, Political Science, Politics
ratings_count: 2465
places: Arpinum, Liternum
publisher: Cambridge University Press