This new edition of De re publica provides a revised Latin text and a new English translation of all the surviving text of Cicero's famous work on Roman constitutional theory, as well as the testimonia relating to the production and reception of the work.

A new edition of this famous work provides a Latin text and a new English translation of all of Cicero's De re publica, accompanied by a detailed introduction and commentary. This material enables a new appreciation of De re publica, an influential work in the history of political thought and important for understanding Cicero's development as a writer and politician.