Cicero Writes De Republica
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Italian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Italy
- Date: 51
Article abstract: In his De republica, Cicero argued that the mixed constitution of the Roman state was the perfect government because it evolved naturally and was not the creation of a single lawgiver.
Summary of Event
For centuries, the only known substantial portion of De republica (51 b.c.e.; On the State, 1817, commonly known as De republica) was the “Dream of Scipio” (Somnium Scipionis). Scattered quotations, many in Saint Augustine’s De civitate Dei (413-427 c.e.; The City of God, 1610), provided...
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