Roman Citizenship Dbq

Citizenship has come along way. The citizenship we know today was highly influenced by Athens and Rome. In ancient Athens, it was difficult to become a citizen only a selected amount of men were allowed to become citizens. Becoming a citizen of the Roman Republic was easier, therefore there was bigger variety in the citizenship system. Although citizenship in Athens was more cautious and demanding than the citizenship in Rome, Rome’s Citizenship was better because more people could have become citizens and their system was more organized.
Becoming a citizen of Athens was much harder than Rome. A lot of Rome’s success came from their acceptance of other people coming in into their empire and contributing in any way possible to the great Roman Empire. Athens, on the other hand, didn't really allow other people to become citizens and contribute to their society. On Document A it states that only free, native-born adult males were able to be citizens of Athens. In Rome free, native-born adult males, free, native-born adult females, free, native-born male children, female children and sons of freed slaves could have been citizens.
In Rome, not all citizens had the same rights. This was an advantage for the Roman Republic because the people that were conquered by Rome were accepted and put into three categories Latini, Foederati, and peregrini. It was an organization that allowed the Roman Empire to be so successful. On Document C, Emperor Claudius states, “What was the ruin of Sparta and Athens, but this, that mighty as they were in war, they spurned from them as aliens those whom they have conquered.” This quote tells us why Athens way of choosing people to become citizens was inferior to the methods of the Roman