HIST 1001 Chapter : Cb51d7e697da4e914d1a115704dbd4fb
Document Summary
Questions for jo-ann shelton, as the romans did. Jo-ann shelton has compiled a remarkable collection of documents from republican and imperial rome with introductions and explanations of how they reflected roman life and values. When you read, use both the author"s explanations and the original passages to answer the questions: the romans struggled a lot more with stratification of society than did the ancient athenians. Although the romans spoke often of equality, their society was divided by class far more than that of the greeks. The upper class ruled over the lower classes because of wealth, freedom, and citizenship. The wealthy thought that they were superior to the poor in the fact that they were intelligent, talented, and had ethical conduct; common people were ignorant and rash (cicero). Justification for applying different laws to different classes are: corporal punishment= infliction of pain or mutilation of the body=for the lower class, and the lower ones status the more painful and disfiguring.
