The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought (The Cambridge History of Political Thought)

beginning With Homer And Ending In Late Antiquity With Christian And Pagan Reflections On Divine And Human Order, This Volume Is The First General And Comprehensive Treatment Of Rome Ever To Be Published In English. Its International Team Of Distinguished Scholars Includes Historians Of Law, Politics, Culture And Religion, As Well As Philosophers. The Volume Will Long Remain An Accessible And Authoritative Guide To Greek And Roman Thinking About Government And Community. This volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome ever to be published in English. It covers Plato and Aristotle at length, but also a host of other major and minor thinkers, from Thucydides and the Greek dramatists to Cicero and early Christian writers. It attempts both historical and philosophical assessment of the writers discussed and quotes them generously in translation. It will take its place as a standard work essential for scholars and students of classics, history, philosophy and theology. "Beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order, this volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of Rome ever to be published in English. Its international team of distinguished scholars includes historians of law, politics, culture and religion, as well as philosophers. The volume will long remain an accessible and authoritative guide to Greek and Roman thinking about government and community." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2006274510-d.html This volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome ever to be published in English. It covers Plato and Aristotle at length, but also a host of other major and minor thinkers, from Thucydides and the Greek dramatists to Cicero and early Christian writers. It attempts both historical and philosophical assessment of the writers discussed and quotes them generously in translation. It will be of value for scholars and students of classics, history, philosophy and theology Beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order, this volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of Rome ever to be published in English. Its international team of distinguished scholars includes historians of law, politics, culture and religion, as well as philosophers. The volume will long remain an accessible and authoritative guide to Greek and Roman thinking about government and community. -- Amazon.com Much of our political terminology is Greek in etymology: aristocracy, democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, tyranny, to take just the most obvious examples, besides politics itself and its derivatives. Edited By Christopher Rowe And Malcolm Schofield ; In Association With Simon Harrison And Melissa Lane. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 672-728) And Index.