Cicero's Social and Political Thought

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and Political Thought Cicero's Social This page intentionally left blank and Political Thought Neal Wood University of California Press Cicero's Social Berkeley Los Angeles Oxford University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. Oxford, England© 1988 by The Regents of the University of California Printed in the United States of America First Paperback Printing 1991 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Wood, Ncal. Cicero's social and political thought. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Cicero, Marcus Tullius—Politicaland social views. 2. Cicero, Marcus lullius—Contemporary Rome. 3. Rome—Politics and government—265-30 B.c. 4. Rome—Social conditions. I. Title. PA6320.W66 1988 937'.05'0924 87-5968 ISBN 0-520-07427-0 (pbk.) ISBN 0-520-06042-3 (cloth) The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. @ This book is a print-on-demand volume. It is manufactured using toner in place of ink. Type and images may be less sharp than the same material seen in traditionally printed University of California Press editions. For Ellen again To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history? Cicero, Orator, 120 ...