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'''World Government''' is the notion of a single common [[political]] [[authority]] for all of [[humanity]]. Its [[modern]] conception is rooted in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_history European history], particularly in the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], in the political formation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], and in the subsequent struggle between [[secular]] [[authority]], represented by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor Holy Roman Emperor], and [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]], represented by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope Pope]. The seminal work on the subject was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri], titled in Latin, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Monarchia De Monarchia], which in English translates literally as "On Monarchy". Dante's work was published in 1329, but the date of its authorship is disputed.

'''World Government''' is the notion of a single common [[political]] [[authority]] for all of [[humanity]]. Its [[modern]] conception is rooted in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_history European history], particularly in the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], in the political formation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], and in the subsequent struggle between [[secular]] [[authority]], represented by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor Holy Roman Emperor], and [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]], represented by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope Pope]. The seminal work on the subject was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri], titled in Latin, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Monarchia De Monarchia], which in English translates literally as "On Monarchy". Dante's work was published in 1329, but the date of its authorship is disputed.