An actual political man at first century a.Ch.
I consider in this essay is Plutarch, born in Chaeronea at 46 a. Ch. And
he died at 127 a.Ch; he has written Parallel lives, live of Greek and Roman,
personages of these two cultures that today are known with qualities certainly
no common, for example Caesar and Alexander Magnus, Cicero and Demosthenes and
other, among this other is also Πολίτικα παραγγελματα, this is Advises to
political men is a book with very much advises to political man, Plutarch tells
about strategy of politic man, and he considers what are best strategies, and knowledge
political man must have about people and enemies and other; he took from his
lives and he tells very much episodes about of lives and he justifies his political
strategies for these episodes; he speaks about character of people and he
explains: “Who has decided to work about policy
must knows perfectly nature of his people this is fellow-citizens , and
particular attention to matter that people considers very important”, and other
question that Plutarch has given is: “People isn’t controllable every men…it is
a miracle if people accepts a leader without annoyed…”, in fact who is leader
must be persuasive, in fact he signs: “…political man an necessary intelligence
to lead and a persuasive and dialogic capacity to impose orders”, and about
discourses and words Plutarch says: “ His discourses must be strong, blunt and
genuine, with feels and true purposes…”, but he adds that also humour is
necessary, in fact he says: “I am not saying that sometime some quip must be,
but it is necessary to answer to critic or offense”. Other question is boredom
for same political men: “People is bored for same political want a new man, as
spectators welcome very best a new actor…”. Therefore I think that we must consider
these strategies necessary to political men and we can consider behaviour of
political men determined for these motives, and we can consider other strategy
both actual and past for these advises of Plutarch, and we can to note that
certainly are changed time and contests but human gender and political
strategies are same always.
Alessandro Lusana
