well as being an open minded civilization lead to their political advances and achievements
through out their time period. I believe that Rome's high regarding of the arts and learning lead
to them being a strong civilization because it taught them how to be more open minded as well
as to give them an insight into what their people want in their government and how they want
to be lead.
Rome's strongest upholding of the arts was most prevalent in the Hellenistic age. During the
Hellenistic age Alexander the Great encouraged the arts as well as science, music, and new
knowledge. In the heart of Alexandria Egypt a great museum was built which was the heart of
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Later in the library's all of the scrolls as well as the library
where destroyed in a great fire. This is a good Insight into how the ruler Alexander the Great
valued the arts highly during the Hellenistic period, it showed that the great ruler wanted to
introduce his people to the arts to help better their knowledge and help better their
government through these new ideas. Another great development in the Hellenistic age was
the introduction and new roles for women. Advances for women during this time period
included them to read as well as write and where no longer restricted to their homes. Some
1 women even made careers out of the introduction to these new advances including them being
able to become philosophers, poets, or even rulers. Some female rulers ruled along side their
husbands as well as their sons who where the true rulers but one of the real true first women
rulers included Cleopatra the VII who came to the throne in her own power. Another
“advancement” of the Hellenistic age was during this time period political turmoil lead to