Carthaginians was shown in their successes‚ while the great multitudes of the Romans were most fully displayed in the dark hours of destruction and trial. However‚ their societies were officially controlled by two very different models. The Roman Republic was a form of representative government that was derived from an intellectual ancestor from the Greeks’ experiments in democracy. Carthage‚ on the other hand‚ while technically a republic‚ is better described as a mercantile oligarchy. In structure‚ it is
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Who was the best leader? When you think about great leaders in the ancient roman times comes to mind the great Julius Caesar‚ his adopted son Octavius Caesar‚ or the outstanding Antony‚ but nobody thinks about the honorable Brutus. I believe that Brutus was the greatest leader on the play just because he had what it takes to be a great leader like courage‚ strong character‚ and lovingness. To be a leader is being able to make difficult decisions in difficult times‚ all the leaders can make difficult
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The daily lives of Romans changed throughout the empire’s history. In the beginning of Rome’s history‚ there were three classes‚ high class patricians (far left)‚ middle to low class plebeians (far right)‚ and lastly plebeian slaves (middle). Patricians were wealthy landowners and came from Rome’s oldest and most influential families. Plebeians made up most Romans and included artisans‚ shopkeepers‚ and owners of small farms. Patrician and plebeian men both had the right to vote‚ but plebeians lacked
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strength and expansion of the different empires created an “us vs. them” mindset. This mindset created divides that further enhanced the sense of "otherness" throughout the Euro-Asian continent‚ and into the parts of northern Africa. When the Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E.‚ the senate was composed of mostly wealthy patricians and commoner plebeians (Hansen). When the senate had to take a vote‚ they would "count the votes of the rich more heavily than the poor (Hansen)." Further‚ when Rome
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the development of man. With nearly 3000 years of history the city of Rome has been through it all. It has seen empires and republics‚ the Middle Ages‚ and the Renaissance. Rome was one of the greatest and most powerful empires of the ancient world. The Romans were known for their advancement to society in architecture‚ art‚ and engineering. Many of the advancements in the Roman society we still use in our everyday lives. Because of its world renowned architecture‚ cuisine‚ and historical significance
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with Ancient Rome‚ the Roman Republic‚ music was not highly esteemed. Music was not considered essential education for the elites. The Music in Ancient Rome‚ required many instruments‚ some of them have been carried on to today’s time. Roman instruments include pan flutes‚ straight trumpets‚ wooden flutes‚ cane reed instruments‚ finger
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but on if you were an enemy of the empire. Slavery was vital to the economic growth and in the continuance of the expansion of the empire. Even though slavery was fundamental to the Roman economy it was an abusive and degrading institution in which there were few ways to get out. The conditions in which slaves of the Roman Empire had to endure were harsh to the point that they were inhumane but were deemed suitable by society. I will be reflecting
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The roman forum was an imperative part of roman society offering the citizens of Rome a place in which to go about there daily lives. Almost everything a roman citizen did would take place within the forum including schooling‚ business‚ worship‚ ceremonies and leisure activities. The forum was divided into two sectors‚ both housing specific buildings. The northern part was the hub for all political establishments and where all main celebrations occurred. The southern part served as the religious
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social classes with clearly defined roles that allowed for limited social mobility. There was a large gap between the wealthy upper class and the lower classes as well as slaves. Three main factors decided one’s class‚ including wealth‚ freedom‚ and Roman citizenship. A person’s social class determined what education‚ pastimes‚ and occupations were available to them. These classes included the elite upper class‚ a small middle class‚ and a majority of the population of lower class status‚ and slavery
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In Plato’s Republic‚ Socrates outlines the ideal society‚ complete with workers to perform labor‚ auxiliaries to perform the military duties‚ and the guardians—or rulers—to set the laws of the state. The rulers‚ Socrates argues‚ are to be selected by their elders and groomed from a young age to assume positions of power. “…We must choose from among our guardians‚” he states‚ “those who appear to us on observation to be most likely to devote their lives to doing what they judge to be in the interest
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