Commentary

• “The development of the idea of citizens’ rights.”

  - Annabel Brett, “The development of the idea of citizens’ rights,” in States and Citizens: History, Theory, Prospects, eds. Q. Skinner and B. Stråth. Cambridge University Press: 97-112., 2003.
  Overview: States and Citizens offers a coherent survey of perceptions of the state, its history, its theoretical underpinnings, and its prospects in the contemporary world. The coverage of the Western European experience is thorough and wide-ranging, with the… More

• Cicero’s Philosophy of History

  - Matthew Fox, Cicero’s Philosophy of History. Oxford University Press, 2007.
  Overview: –  Cicero has long been seen to embody the values of the Roman republic. This provocative study of Cicero’s use of history reveals that rather than promoting his own values, Cicero uses historical representation to explore the… More

• Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought: Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus

  - Daniel J. Kapust, Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought: Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. Cambridge; New York:  Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  Overview: Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought develops readings of Rome’s three most important Latin historians – Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus – in light of contemporary discussions of republicanism and rhetoric. Drawing on… More