4 of 82 works.
| Title ▲ | Author | Genre | Period | Language | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On ClemencyDe clementia | Seneca | Counsel and governance | Roman imperial | Latin | Listed only |
| Galen's synopsis of Plato's Republic (Arabic reception)جوامع كتاب أفلاطون في السياسة (Galen's synopsis of the Republic, as reported) | Galen of Pergamon | Counsel and governance | Roman imperial | Greek | Listed only |
| Kingship OrationsΠερὶ βασιλείας | Dio Chrysostom | Counsel and governance | Roman imperial | Greek | Listed only |
| To an Uneducated Ruler; Sayings of Kings and Commanders (Moralia)Πρὸς ἡγεμόνα ἀπαίδευτον; Βασιλέων ἀποφθέγματα | Plutarch of Chaeronea | Counsel and governance | Roman imperial | Greek | Listed only |
De clementia
De clementia
Seneca (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
Further afield · Counsel and governance · Latin · Roman imperial · Listed only
Clemency makes power secure;
جوامع كتاب أفلاطون في السياسة (Galen's synopsis of the Republic, as reported)
Jawāmiʿ kitāb Aflāṭūn fī l-siyāsa (? title not verified)
Galen of Pergamon (129–c. 216 CE)
Greek sources · Counsel and governance · Greek · Roman imperial · Listed only
A synopsis of the Republic attributed to Galen. Galen's synopses of Plato survive in Arabic in part: the Timaeus synopsis and fragments of others are edited by Kraus and Walzer (Plato Arabus I, 1951); whether a Republic synopsis is among them is not yet checked.
Περὶ βασιλείας
Peri basileias (Orations 1-4)
Dio Chrysostom (c. 40–after 110 CE)
Greek sources · Counsel and governance · Greek · Roman imperial · Listed only
The good king imitates Zeus, the father;
Πρὸς ἡγεμόνα ἀπαίδευτον; Βασιλέων ἀποφθέγματα
Pros hēgemona apaideuton; Basileōn apophthegmata
Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 46–after 119 CE)
Greek sources · Counsel and governance · Greek · Roman imperial · Listed only
A ruler must first be ruled by reason ('law is the king of all');