HIST110 Lecture : Roman Society.docx
6 Mar 2013
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Pietas became cornerstone, another foundation stone was mos(mores) majorium convention". Entrenched popular will, lowest runs had ability to vote. Roman republic developed remarkably, ethos(mind-set pitas) set them apart (if one did good for community, not just self- . Not allowing certain outbursts, continuum, foundation was father should have ultimate authority --. maintained property, conservative (preserve), senate became institute of authority, did not have power enough was made decisions (difficult to go against that) strong social epochs. Because of these cornerstones able to have many wars of conquest, constant, seems endless battles, controlling north and south (favored by carthaginians) rome crossed line (sicily) their territory punic wars. When third completed, rome was master, controlled carthaginians, portugal, africa, became imperial power(not emperor, empire. Problems: people who worked land forced off land, migrated to cities. Other problem: stayed cities as mobs, lived of gratuity of state, affinity for state decrease- no attachment.
