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Cicero

On the Republic Passage 15

Passage 91 of 251

Canonical reference 2.15

Latin

perseus-cicero-de_republica-lat

Quo facto primum vidit iudicavitque idem, quod Spartae Lycurgus paulo ante viderat, singulari imperio et potestate regia tum melius gubernari et regi civitates, si esset optimi cuiusque ad illam vim dominationis adiuncta auctoritas. Itaque hoc consilio et quasi senatu fultus et munitus et bella cum finitimis felicissime multa gessit et, cum ipse nihil ex praeda domum suam reportaret, locupletare civis non destitit.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Having done this, he was the first to see and judge what Lycurgus at Sparta had seen a little earlier: cities are governed and ruled better under the command of one man and royal power if the authority of all the best citizens is joined to that force of sovereignty. Accordingly, supported and fortified by this council, a senate as it were, he conducted many wars against neighboring peoples with the greatest success; and although he brought none of the spoil into his own household, he never ceased enriching the citizens.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Cela fait, il vit et jugea le premier ce que Lycurgue avait compris peu auparavant à Sparte: les cités sont mieux gouvernées et dirigées par le pouvoir d’un seul et par l’autorité royale lorsque l’autorité de tous les meilleurs citoyens est jointe à cette force de domination. Ainsi, soutenu et protégé par ce conseil, qui était comme un sénat, il mena avec le plus grand succès de nombreuses guerres contre ses voisins et ne cessa d’enrichir les citoyens, tout en ne rapportant lui-même dans sa maison aucune part du butin.

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