Lesson 5: Cicero

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Who took an active interest in Cicero's education?

Lucius Licinius Crassus

How did Cicero view the state?

As a partnership in law

What did Cicero bring from heaven to the earth?

Jus-Naturale

According to Cicero, what is the state the result of?

<p>Evolution in which several persons worked under different circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Cicero promote through his writing?

<p>Old Greek institutions and the Republican system</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is the state prior to an individual according to Cicero?

<p>No, the individual existed prior to the state</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who believed that society came prior to the state?

<p>Augustine of Hippo</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Cicero say about the government without checks and balances?

<p>It would be 'bandied about like a ball.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Roman emperor ordered the codification of Roman law known as the Corpus Juris Civilis?

<p>Justinian I</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Augustine of Hippo state about the law of nature?

<p>It could be applied to the whole universe and was eternal and unchangeable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who considered the morality of a law to be measured by its conformity with the law of nature?

<p>Augustine of Hippo</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Augustine of Hippo, who becomes fellow citizens in the world state?

<p>All</p> Signup and view all the answers

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