The symbols, slogans, ideas and architecture of the Founding Fathers were Classicism and the American Revolution. (History Today)
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Turns out the rules for winning this campaign are the rules that have governed every political campaign for decades … or even longer. How long?
How about 2,076 years? Historian Philip Freeman has translated the Commentariolum Petitionis, a short tract written in 64 BC. In the Commentariolum, Quintus Tullius Cicero compiled political advice for his brother Marcus. The elder Cicero took the advice and won, becoming a consul of Rome—apparently an underdog upset of Obamanian proportions. Now Princeton University Press has published Freeman’s translation with a catchier yet somehow less dignified title: How to Win an Election. Would you believe it? The advice holds up. These candidates must have classics scholars on staff, because a close read of Cicero reveals they’re following his counsel.
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Robert Siegel talks with Classics professor Philip Freeman about his translation of the book, “How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians.” The book was written by the brother of Marcus Cicero, for when Marcus ran for office in Rome in 64 B.C. But the ancient Roman guide for campaigning still holds lessons for today’s elections.
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Here is a PDF copy of the whole book Will Durant: Caesar and Christ
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Plutarch’s take on Sulla (c. 138 BC – 78 BCE).
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Polybius is our best source on the Roman Constitution. Here he describes and analyzes the Roman political system during the Republic.
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Great maps of ancient Empires from University of Texas
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“In Cicero’s day, consular hopefuls behaved as politicians always have and forever will: they made themselves as visible as possible, were charming to all potential voters and promised everything to everybody.”
And Never Say No: Politics as Usual in Ancient Rome
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Read Chapter 6 of Will Durant: Caesar and Christ (pages 134-54 in the PDF)
Here are the response questions for the Durant chapter
It might be useful to cross reference Durant with these short Wiki entries on:
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Here is the timeline that we will use for our curriculum. Bear in mind that our focus is on the Roman Republic. As such, there is a lot of significant events that are conspicuously absent from this sketch.
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