12 Questions
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?
Evolution in which several persons worked under different circumstances
What did Cicero promote through his writing?
Old Greek institutions and the Republican system
Is the state prior to an individual according to Cicero?
No, the individual existed prior to the state
Who believed that society came prior to the state?
Augustine of Hippo
What did Cicero say about the government without checks and balances?
It would be 'bandied about like a ball.'
Which Roman emperor ordered the codification of Roman law known as the Corpus Juris Civilis?
Justinian I
What did Augustine of Hippo state about the law of nature?
It could be applied to the whole universe and was eternal and unchangeable.
Who considered the morality of a law to be measured by its conformity with the law of nature?
Augustine of Hippo
According to Augustine of Hippo, who becomes fellow citizens in the world state?
All
Learn about the early life and education of the famous Roman orator and statesman, Marcus Tullius Cicero. Discover his interactions with other notable figures of his time, such as Lucius Licinius Crassus, Marcus Antonius, and L.Aelius Stilo.
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