Greek and Roman Political Ideas

Synopsis of Greek and Roman Political Ideas

«Greek and Roman Political Ideas» is Melissa Lane's essay on political philosophy, published by Pelican in paperback (400 pages, in English).

A journey through the political thought of Greece and Rome, from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to Cicero and Plutarch. Lane explains how the Greeks created democracy and how the Romans transformed the republic into an empire; she asks where our political ideas come from and what we can learn from antiquity about the exercise of power.

Paperback edition originally published in May 2014 and part of the Pelican Books series, of which it is the fifth volume.

For anyone wanting an introduction to classical political philosophy and for those interested in Greece, Rome and the origins of democracy and the republic.