Julius Caesar: The Four Roman Virtues
Roman Virtues
In Rome during them time of Julius Caesar, a persons uprightness was measured by how well he/she conformed to four basic virtues.
Virtue- conformity to moral and ethical principals; moral excellence.
The four Roman Virtues
Pietas- duty, or dutiful conduct towards his parents, relatives, ancestors, Gods, and country.
Gravitas- "Gravity" — A sense of the importance of the matter at hand, responsibility and earnestness. Gravitas is the most important of the Roman virtues because it encompasses all that a Roman was supposed to be. It was a combination of physical, mental and emotional stability and duty that one should have or either the empire should have; first to the state and then to family.
Simplicitias- comes close
In Rome during them time of Julius Caesar, a persons uprightness was measured by how well he/she conformed to four basic virtues.
Virtue- conformity to moral and ethical principals; moral excellence.
The four Roman Virtues
Pietas- duty, or dutiful conduct towards his parents, relatives, ancestors, Gods, and country.
Gravitas- "Gravity" — A sense of the importance of the matter at hand, responsibility and earnestness. Gravitas is the most important of the Roman virtues because it encompasses all that a Roman was supposed to be. It was a combination of physical, mental and emotional stability and duty that one should have or either the empire should have; first to the state and then to family.
Simplicitias- comes close