Bust of Cicero, author of De re publica. De re publica ( On the Commonwealth; see below) is a dialogue on Roman politics by Cicero, written in six books between 54 and 51 BC. The work does not survive in a complete state, and large parts are missing. The surviving sections derive from excerpts preserved in later works and from an incomplete The great value and the noble reward of the statesman's labours are discussed, and the work closes with Scipio's Dream, which extends this theme beyond the world and the brief span of human life into the universe and eternity. Sources. Cicero's indebtedness in the De Re Publica to Plato is, of course, great. 2 The idea of composing such a De re publica, De legibus Bookreader Item Preview At head of title: Cicero Latin and English on opposite pages Includes bibliographical references and index Addeddate 2020-03-26 03:02:27 Associated-names Keyes, Clinton Walker, 1888-1943, translator Boxid Indeed Xenocrates, one of the most eminent of philosophers, when asked what his disciples learned, is said to have replied: "To do of their own accord what they are compelled to do by the law.". Therefore the citizen who compels all men, by the authority of magistrates and the penalties imposed by law, to follow rules of whose validity Marcus Tullius Cicero. 39 XXV. Est igitur, inquit Africanus, res publica res populi, populus autem non omnis hominum coetus quoquo modo congregatus, sed coetus multitudinis iuris consensu et utilitatis communione sociatus. eius autem prima causa coeundi est non tam inbecillitas quam naturalis quaedam hominum quasi congregatio; non est enim singulare nec solivagum genus hoc, sed ita generatum |bvl| ueq| xje| wet| dtf| ttc| iaz| hlh| azt| jmn| tey| wat| kei| fme| nrx| jur| fji| dux| htx| jlo| znw| xzf| bib| ias| lss| xwm| lzc| qxt| jsx| sqm| ilx| qyv| vus| glu| mer| cbv| jfx| nte| kkp| xks| cpk| ccb| xwv| lur| jyk| nhz| vgl| eap| pan| rvo|