Ancient Rome's Purposes Of Government

This essay discusses my opinion on Ancient rome’s purposes of government. These purposes of government were public services in Rome were the public services, common defence, rule of law, economy, and protection of rights. I gave the public services in Ancient Rome a grade, which was an A. Rome was known for its advanced public services, like roads, baths, aqueducts, and heating system. Rome had more advanced public services. They used aqueducts to provide water for drinking, bathing, and for fountains. Without aqueducts, the city would not have been clean. Instead of soap, Romans used mud as an exfoliator, and used a system similar to a sauna when bathing. Structures were made out of concrete. For heat, the Romans used a system, looking similar to a furnace, that would separate heated air and smoke. Roman Roads were known for their good structure, and they were built around natural obstacles. Roads could be used for trade and military purposes.
Ancient Rome’s preparation of a common defence would be graded a B+. The roman army was known for being a cruel and huge military. They were powerful and strong. Soldiers who were not citizens were called auxiliaries. They were paid less than legionnaires and guarded and front in the front line. Legionnaires signed up
Rome was a republic, meaning they wanted to rule themselves. They had no lawyers or judges at one point in time. Instead, they had the accuser and the accused to argue their cases in front of the Assembly, and the Assembly would act as a jury. Also, the laws were voted on by the citizens in the Assembly. The law only applied to the citizens. Your class would control your punishment. For example, if you were a wealthy patrician, you would receive less of a punishment. If you were a plebeian or a slave, you would get a worse punishment. Just like the United States of America, Rome had three branches of government: the people, the senate, and the executive