Romans Vs Persians Analysis
Between the Romans and the Persians they both have their different outlooks on women but, they also share some things whether it be politically, cultural or just their beliefs in general. Also, having values and power privileges about their sexuality in two different ways such as emphasizing or de-emphasizing.
When dealing with the Romans in the time period of (c. 150 or 164-235 CE) Dio Cassius the Roman senator wrote his eighty-volume history of Rome in Greek. “His political position gave him personal access to major figures of the Roman Empire in his lifetime.” Livia the noble woman the scholars continued to speculate about the emotional bonds of Livia and Octavian’s marriage. Women actually help the substantial political power as her husband Octavian commanded his daughter that she should not be buried in his own tomb.
Persians are biblical relating to Esther and the events at the court of Xerxes from 486 to 465 BCE. The Persian court was ruled with absolute power by the king. They had made Memucan the government official and he told the king and the officials that the Queen was not just an embarrassment but was insulting the officials …show more content…
and everyone in the provinces. When the women hear about this they will then start to disobey their husbands because that is what the Queen did.
Xerxes banishes the Queen Vashti because she was refusing an order that was given to appear before him and display the beauty to his guests.
The women would not obey the laws they wanted to do what they wanted in their own way “If Queen Vashti does not obey her husband, why should we?” but, if they find out what the Queen did they will refuse to obey their husbands by disrespecting them but, that will cause their husbands to be angry. If they hear the new law they will then start to obey no matter where they stand in life. This held them back because they were the types that just wanted to basically do what everyone else was doing kind of like just trying to fit in with the others, so they did not want to obey the laws that were given to them because the Queen was not obeying them. They just wanted to follow in her
footsteps.
At the end of the day they ended up taking Memucan’s idea and sent out letters to all of the provinces. The letter contained “husbands should have complete control over their wives and children.” This was said all because they decided to make a law that could not be changed and they were tired of the women disobeying their husbands.
When dealing with the Romans in the time period of (c. 150 or 164-235 CE) Dio Cassius the Roman senator wrote his eighty-volume history of Rome in Greek. “His political position gave him personal access to major figures of the Roman Empire in his lifetime.” Livia the noble woman the scholars continued to speculate about the emotional bonds of Livia and Octavian’s marriage. Women actually help the substantial political power as her husband Octavian commanded his daughter that she should not be buried in his own tomb.
Persians are biblical relating to Esther and the events at the court of Xerxes from 486 to 465 BCE. The Persian court was ruled with absolute power by the king. They had made Memucan the government official and he told the king and the officials that the Queen was not just an embarrassment but was insulting the officials …show more content…
and everyone in the provinces. When the women hear about this they will then start to disobey their husbands because that is what the Queen did.
Xerxes banishes the Queen Vashti because she was refusing an order that was given to appear before him and display the beauty to his guests.
The women would not obey the laws they wanted to do what they wanted in their own way “If Queen Vashti does not obey her husband, why should we?” but, if they find out what the Queen did they will refuse to obey their husbands by disrespecting them but, that will cause their husbands to be angry. If they hear the new law they will then start to obey no matter where they stand in life. This held them back because they were the types that just wanted to basically do what everyone else was doing kind of like just trying to fit in with the others, so they did not want to obey the laws that were given to them because the Queen was not obeying them. They just wanted to follow in her
footsteps.
At the end of the day they ended up taking Memucan’s idea and sent out letters to all of the provinces. The letter contained “husbands should have complete control over their wives and children.” This was said all because they decided to make a law that could not be changed and they were tired of the women disobeying their husbands.