Book 2 — BOOK II.
F. J. (Frederick John) Church translation
BOOK II.
WHETHER THE ROMAN PEOPLE ASSUMED TO ITSELF BY RIGHT THE DIGNITY OF EMPIRE?
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I.—Introduction211
II.—That which God wills in human society is to be held as Right213
III.—It was fitting for the Romans, as being the noblest nation, to be preferred before all others216
IV.—The Roman Empire was helped by miracles, and therefore was willed by God220
V.—The Romans, in bringing the world into subjection, aimed at the good of the state, and therefore at the end of Right223
VI.—All men, who aim at Right, walk according to Right229
VII.—The Romans were ordained for empire by Nature232
VIII.—The judgment of God showed that empire fell to the lot of the Romans235
IX.—The Romans prevailed when all nations were striving for empire239
X.—What is acquired by single combat is acquired as of Right243
XI.—The single combats of Rome247
XII.—Christ, by being born, proves to us that the authority of the Roman Empire was just250
XIII.—Christ, by dying, confirmed the jurisdiction of the Roman Empire over all mankind253