The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter

by Melissa Lane

Book Overview

A lively and accessible introduction to the Greek and Roman origins of our political ideas

In The Birth of Politics, Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of our political concepts from Socrates to Plutarch to Cicero, Lane reminds us that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691166471
• ISBN13: 9780691166476
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.3"