Open AccessLate Republican (r)evolutions in Roman law
Author(s) -
Philip Thomas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
studia universitatis babeș-bolyai. iurisprudentia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2065-7498
pISSN - 1220-045X
DOI - 10.24193/subbiur.65(2020).4.29
Subject(s) - cicero , dictatorship , law , constitution , context (archaeology) , politics , power (physics) , faith , political science , civil law (civil law) , work (physics) , philosophy , sociology , classics , public law , history , epistemology , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , democracy
In this article it is argued that the re-organisation of the Roman military by Marius prepared the way for the following civil wars and dictatorships rather than the inherent failures of the republican constitution. This paper sketches the socio-political context of Cicero’s life and holds that this last republican left an important theoretical body of legal work besides his court work. Cicero’s moral philosophy is reflected in his belief in natural law and his staunch partisanship for the power of good faith in Roman law.