Cowell, F.R.

Cicero and the Roman Republic / By F. R. Cowell. - Mitcham : Penguin Books, 1962. - XVII, 398 p. : 32 p. ill. insert ; 18 cm. - Pelican Books A 320 .

Bibliogr.: p. 383-387;index: p. 388-398

Cont.: 1.Rome takes the lead in Italy:753-365 B. C. 2.Rome takes the lead in the mediterranean. 3.The Roman farmer. 4.Roman industry: trade,money and communications. 5.The Roman Republic and the Senate. 6.The Roman people and the popular assemblies. 7.The Magistrates. 8.Religious officials. 9.The government of the Roman Republic as a working concern. 10.The substance of Roman politics. 11.Public Welfare and private ambitions. 12.The ladder of fame in Rome. 13.The duel of Pompey and Caesar and the downfall of the Roman Republic. 14.The Republican tradition in Cicero's day. 15.The Roman aristocracy. 16.The cultural life of Rome. 17.The Common people. 18.The sickness of Roman social life.


Ciceron, Marcus Tullius Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist BC 106-43


History--Roman Empire