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Numa Pompilius, 2007.
This paper discusses Numa Pompilius, the legendary king of Rome who followed Romulus to the throne.
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This paper explains that, if Romulus is considered to be the founder of Rome, Numa Pompilius is seen as the founder of the most important laws and regulations, which guided the Roman way of life and religion and symbolized the dawn of Roman civilization. The author points out that the greatest part of Numa Pompilius' character and influence is believed to be fictitious. The paper relates that some important ancient authors, such as Plutarch, Titus Livius and Ovid, describe the upright character of Numa Pompilius and how he almost miraculous transformed the culture of the Romans, based on the teachings of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras. The paper includes many quotations.
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"This is the doctrine that Ovid himself had adhered to and his inspiration for the "Metamorphoses", which shows precisely how entities turn into other entities time after time. This system, which is based upon purity, both bodily and spiritual, is what Ovid attributes to Numa as well. The poet advocates that Numa was a witness of the Pythagorean gatherings, and therefore his domestic policy sprung from the principles of Pythagoras' thought. Thus, there seem to be indeed similarities between the two. For instance, Pythagoras believed in the transmigration of souls."
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Aristotle and Plutarch on The Best Regime, 2003.
This paper discusses Aristotle's ideas on the concept of the best regime and contrasts those ideas with Plutarch from his "Life of Lycurgus" and "Life of Numa".
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The paper discusses the ideas of Aristotle in the "Politics" about the three good regimes and the three bad regimes and describes the Aristotelian kingships, aristocracies, and the polis in detail. It contrasts these with the examples of Sparta and Rome as described by Plutarch in his "Lives".
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"The question of what is the best regime is perhaps the most important and highly debated question of political theory. Many would argue that pursuit of the best regime itself is the purpose of political theory. In his Politics, Aristotle describes both his ideal and his practical regime and shows how the two are appropriate to ruling different cities. Plutarch takes examples from the lives of Lycurgas and Numa, showing how two different leaders made two different regimes successful for their cities. After reading the works of Aristotle and Plutarch, we can arrive at the conclusion that there is no single best regime, and that each regime must be carefully tailored to the people that will be ruled under it."
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