Elections have hardly had a good name in history.
In his letter to Cicero, in BC 64, Quintus offered his brother a list of suggestions to win the race for consul in Rome. Quintus had no doubt of Cicero’s attributes and abilities but he felt his brother should also know the details of how he ought to run an electoral campaign. “Favours, hope and personal attachment” were highlighted as the “three things that guarantee votes in an election”. Leggi tutto »