The Roman Republic in Political Thought

by Fergus Millar

Book Overview

It is a fact that the very long-lived Roman Republic has consistently played a surprisingly slight role in political theory and discussions about the nature of democracy, forms of government, and other matters, particularly when compared to the enormous attention paid to fifth-century BCE Athenian democracy. Fergus Millar re-opens the issue of how the Roman Republic was understood and used by political thinkers from the Ancient World to the present...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584651997
• ISBN13: 9781584651994
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"