Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 212 p)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472555632
Content:
"The resurgence of interest in Cicero's political philosophy in the last twenty years demands a re-evaluation of Cicero's ideal statesman and its relationship not only to Cicero's political theory but also to his practical politics. Jonathan Zarecki proposes three original arguments: firstly, that by the publication of his 'De Republica' in 51 BC Cicero accepted that some sort of return to monarchy was inevitable. Secondly, that Cicero created his model of the ideal statesman as part of an attempt to reconcile the mixed constitution of Rome's past with his belief in the inevitable return of sole-person rule. Thirdly, that the ideal statesman was the primary construct against which Cicero viewed the political and military activities of Pompey, Caesar and Antony, and himself."--Publisher's website
Content:
Academic Skepticism and Cicero's Political Philosophy -- Cicero's Philosophical Politics -- De Re Publica and the Outbreak of Civil War -- Rex Caesar and the Rector-ideal -- The Ultimate Failure of the Rector-ideal.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Also issued in print.
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780932958
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780934716
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780934709
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472555632
