People and elite in classical republicanism
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Within the scope of the Republican Revival, there is a renewed interest in Roman political thought. Formulations based on the republican tradition of political thought have entered the field of Political Theory since the neo-Roman argument was included in the debate on the concept of freedom. Correlated to this initial movement, republicanism is being employed to tackle an increasing of theoretical dilemmas. One currently debated topic is the role republicanism assigns to the democratic element in its political models. The aim of this paper is to analyze three key authors of Roman political thought – Cicero, Sallust and Lyvi – and their respective understandings of the role of the people and the democratic element in the political dynamics of Rome. I intend to convince the reader that modern interpretations may be making a mistake by seeking among these authors a clear justification for establishing the people as the protagonists of the political process.References
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