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In the 1200s growing interest in the classical world led scholars to study the government of the ancient Roman republic. They admired the Roman principles of justice, peace, equality, and the common good, and adopted these ideals in forming communes. Brunetto Latini, chancellor of Florence in the 1250s, wrote that the commune was the best form of government because its members are elected and advised by the citizens and must follow the communal laws. Guild Republics. Early communes represented mainly the interests of the wealthy classes.
In ancient practice, a speaker would begin by introducing his topic and laying out the facts related to it. He would then announce his thesis (the point he wished to argue) and gave a brief overview of his argument. He offered arguments to support his thesis and to counter opposing viewpoints and ended with a formal conclusion. Renaissance humanists* used this structure in formal letters and essays as well as in orations. The third canon, style, focused on word choice and figures of speech. The Rhetoric for Herennius was the major Renaissance reference for style.
Representatives of the estates met in an assembly, variously called the Parliament, Estates General, Cortes, Diet, or Landtag in different places. In Italy important towns became autonomous* and set up representative institutions to govern themselves. ITALY * classical in the tradition of ancient Greece and Rome * prince Renaissance term for the ruler of an independent state * artisan 36 skilled worker or craftsperson Governments with representative institutions were generally called republics.