Title How to win an election : an ancient guide for modern politicians / Quintus Tullius Cicero ; translated and with an introduction by Philip Freeman

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012 ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (125 pages) Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; A Note on the Translation; How to Win an Election; The Results of the Election; Glossary; Further Reading Summary How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political wisdom, from the importance of promising everything to everybody and reminding voters about the sexual scandals of your opponents to being a chameleon, putting on a good show for the masses, and constant Notes Translated Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Political campaigns -- Early works to 1800 POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. PHILOSOPHY -- Political. Political campaigns Politics and government SUBJECT Rome -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800 Subject Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Early works Form Electronic book Author Freeman, Philip LC no. 2011034838 ISBN 9781400841646 140084164X

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