POL200Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Piero Soderini, Chapter 27, Roman Senate
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Chapter 1: the second case, when foreigners come and build a city, takes two forms, depending on whether the immigrants are free men or men who owe allegiance to others. Page 136: the skill of the founder can be judged by two things: firstly, by his choice of a site for the construction of the new city; secondly, by the laws he draws up for it. So i conclude it is wiser to choose to settle in a fertile place, provided the consequences of that fertility are kept within due limits by legislation. Chapter 2: on the different types of republic that exist, and on how to categorize the roman republic. One never establishes a constitution without encountering danger. Page 139: this was the invention of justice. Page 140: thereafter, when they had to choose a ruler, they no longer obeyed the strongest, but he who was most prudent and most just.
