Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Political Works Before 1500

Works of political philosophy and political theory written or first circulated before 1500, from the classical city-state to the late medieval and Renaissance worlds of Europe and the Islamic lands, including treatises on the ideal state, on the rise and fall of dynasties, on popular sovereignty and on exile. A work belongs here when its cited source dates its writing or first appearance before the year 1500. The group sits under the Political Philosophy and Theoretical Works subcategory of the Political Atlas and helps a reader browse that subcategory by when each work first appeared. Each member is placed on the strength of the page it cites, so a reader can follow the grouping back to a stated source.