Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jones, Peter

Titel

Ancient & modern

Ist Teil von

• The Spectator (London. 1828), 2003-05, Vol.292 (9117), p.30

Ort / Verlag

London: The Spectator Limited

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Nexis Uni

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• That principle established, [Cicero] starts laying down various conditions. First, no war will be just unless an official demand for satisfaction has been submitted, or a warning has been given and a formal declaration made. Second, Cicero distinguishes between wars fought for the sake of survival and wars fought for the sake of imperium ('rule, control') when gloria is at stake. Both must be justified in accordance with his original principle, but wars of imperium must be fought with less bitterness'.