On Government, and Life

Cicero, on government is a written portion about the different types of government.  It describes four major types: monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, and a combination of all three, called a mixed and moderated government. (WoH 156) This source was produced by Marcus Tullius Cicero, for roman audiences to educate them about government types, and the strengths and weakness about them.

 

Meditation by Marcus Aurelius is a Roman piece that describes how all will die.  It also talks about how you can only live for the present, because the past can’t be changed, and the future can be taken away from you. (WoH 161)

 

The Fayum portraits are Hellenistic paintings found in Egyptian tombs (WoH 192).  We do not know the artist.  They portray how art has developed through time, and culture.

 

I find Ciero’s piece very interesting because it tells of a scenario I think quite possible for us as an American people.  (lest we should discover, too late, when we desire to save her[the government], that we are without the power” (WoH 155)  Keep in mind that Rome was a republic, that became an empire. Also keep in mind that many of out governing principles are based off of the Roman republic.  History repeats itself, but in different ways.