The Social Structure Of Ancient Rome In The Twenty-First Century

Social
The social structure of ancient Rome was based on inheritance, belongings, wealth, citizenship and freedom. It was also based around men, women were defined by the social status of their fathers or husbands. Women didn’t have any really independence and were expected to look after the houses. The different classes were strict and enforced, different classes went as far as classes dressed differently. Although the style of clothes remained the same, a toga, jewelry, hair style, the materials and color were different with each class. Roman dress was a representation of the matron’s status and position, as the toga and stripes on the tunic were a sign of a man’s social position. Wealth and property were well-known routes to social advancement. The Roman army was a way out of poverty. By the first century, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the traditional social barriers.
Diversity
Roman world was based less on racial characteristics than on the division between slave and free, citizen or non citizen. Eventually, citizenship was spread outside the city of Rome. Roman citizenship was a multifaceted issue and while it was not defined by nationality, various classes of citizenship existed. Your rights and duties mixed with the class of citizenship held. While the Roman Empire was in many ways multicultural, but not in the way of what we understand as equality. The Empire was also exceptionally tolerant of religious diversity. As the center of the Empire, the city of Rome was multicultural in that people of widely diverse cultural origins lived and worked there. The Emperors themselves were increasingly drawn from around the Empire over