论共和国 论法律（影印本）

Cicero`sOntheCommonwealthandOntheLawswerehisfirstandmostsubstantialattemptstoadaptGreedtheoriesofpoliticallifetothecircumstancesoftheRomanRepublic.TheyrepresentCicero`svisionofanidealsocietyandremainhismostimportantworksofpoliticalphilosophy.OntheCommonwealthsurvivesonlyinpart,andOntheLawswasnevercompleted.thepresentvolumeoffersanewscholarlyreconstructionofthefragmentsofOntheCommomvealthandamasterlytranslationofbothdialogues.Thetextsaresupportedbyahelpful,conciseintroduction,notes,synopsis,biographicalnotesandbibliography;studentsinpolitics,philosophy,ancienthistory,lawandclassicswillgainnewunderstandingofoneofthegreatphliosophersandpoliticalthinkersofantiquitythankstothisvolume.