Cicero and Politics in Ancient Rome

The fifth video of the History of Political Doctrines is on Roman politics and Cicero. The video itself is more about how Ancient Rome interpreted politics and how such interpretations evolved through time. Cicero’s thoughts permeate this history and present him as one of the last supporters of a regime, the republic, that was destined to disappear because of the choices of increasingly more powerful military commanders. But these are not the only things we inherited from the Roman conception of politics. For example, the primacy of the law and the distinction between private and public life are among the principles that guided us in creating modern nation-states. Check the video to learn more.
Learning Objectives
- What was politics like in Ancient Rome?
- What were the pillars of the Roman society?
- What was monarchy like in Ancient Rome?
- What were the main elements of the republic?
- What was Cicero’s vision of politics?
- What happened with the advent of the empire?
- Is there any difference between monarchy and empire?
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Monarchy
02:36 Republic
06:39 Cicero
09:23 Empire
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References
About the “pater familias”: imperiumromanum.pl/en/roman-c...
About the “centuria”: www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/...
About “cursus honorum”: www.livius.org/articles/conce...
About the “Plebeian Assembly & Tribunes of the Plebs”: www.worldhistory.org/Plebeians/
Lex Hortensia: www.britannica.com/topic/Lex-...
“The Private Life of Romans” by Harold Johnston: www.gutenberg.org/files/40549...
About “jus civile”: www.britannica.com/topic/jus-...
“Democracy, Demagoguery, and Critical Rhetoric” by Patricia Roberts-Miller: www.jstor.org/stable/41939992
“Authority in Ancient Rome: Auctoritas, Potestas, Imperium, and the Paterfamilias” by Jesse Sifuentes: www.worldhistory.org/article/...
Roman law: www.britannica.com/topic/Roma...
Cicero’s De Republica: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54161
De Officiis: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47001
De legibus: www.nlnrac.org/classical/cice...