The Politics of Cicero (video lecture)

Описание: Legendary Roman statesman Cicero spent his entire life trying to restore the Roman Constitution, to no avail. He was also a prolific writer who left us books of rhetoric, orations, philosophical and political treatises as well as private correspondence. He was perhaps the greatest Roman orator of all time and his views on politics contain lessons that are valuable even today, in the 21st century.

This is Episode 05 in the series Ancient Thought on the political science channel Inventing Civilization.

Suggested reference (APA):
Lou, E. [Inventing Civilization]. (2016-04-02). The Politics of Cicero (video lecture) [video file]. Retrieved from    • The Politics of Cicero (video lecture)  

If this video has sparked your interest in Cicero and you'd like to know more, you might enjoy reading one or more of the following books:

Shackleton Bailey, D.R. (1971). Cicero. London: Duckworth.

Rawson, E. (1975). Cicero: A Portrait. London: Allen Lane.

Everitt, A. (2003). Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Wood, N. (1988). Cicero's Social and Political Thought. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Powell, J.G.F. (Ed). (1995). Cicero the Philosopher: Twelve Papers. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Zarecki, J. (2014). Cicero's Ideal Statesman: Theory and Practice. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.