Freeman's newest book will be released Tuesday

Luther College professor Philip Freeman's book "How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders" will be released Tuesday.

In his latest book Freeman translates the political wisdom of Marcus Cicero, arguably Rome's greatest statesman and orator, who was elected to the Roman Republic's highest office at a time when his beloved country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil and political parties that refused to work together.

The book, a sequel to Freeman's book "How to Win an Election," gathers Cicero's statements on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration and the importance of compromise.

Freeman, a professor and department head of Classics at Luther, holds the Master of Arts degree in classics from the University of Texas, the Master of Arts degree in language and literatures and the first joint doctoral degree in classical philology and Celtic languages from Harvard University.