Greek & Roman Cultures HUMA215-1204A-20: Topics in Cultural Studies Jasmin I. Caddel American InterContinental University August 26‚ 2012 Greek & Roman Cultures | Greece | Rome | Geographical Terrain | Mediterranean‚ hilly country sides‚ near water‚ has many islands‚ Further south located than the Romans; The Greek did not have an empire and none of the cities were able to become dominant over the others | Mediterranean‚ just a few coastlines‚ mountain sides; Further north located
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the Roman Republic formed their version of a democracy to rival Greece. Both societies used democracy as a way to band their people together‚ and become stronger republics. There are many similarities and differences between the political systems of Rome and Greece. Both systems had in place the city-state model‚ but they were each coordinated to depict the topography of each nation. Greece is a mountainous peninsula on a coastline that includes multiple islands (Backman 124). The Roman Republic
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with the historical accounts of Polybius and Cicero; followed by the ethics of Thomas Hobbs; John Locke’s rhetoric of property will follow; Montesquieu detailed rhetorical examination of the Roman Republic; concluding with the Federalist Papers. Through this thorough progression the overall impact of the Roman Empire and its influence on American Constitutionality will be exposed successfully. Moreover‚ to effectively present an abstract of this research project‚ shining light into a few basic key
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stereotype wasn’t any different in the Roman Republic. There’s even a famous legend of Rome‚ that took place during the reign of its first king‚ Romulus‚ who begged the sabines to marry their women to Roman men in order to increase the population of Rome and build a strong army (Hunt pg.139). Women were mainly needed to bear children who would go on to either become soldiers or bear even more children based on their gender. Due to these factors‚ women in the Roman Republic dealt with countless problems
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Rome had built quite the empire before‚ during‚ and after the Conflict of Orders. The million dollar question is whether or not Rome is Democratic. I believe that the Roman Republic was Democratic in most ways‚ but they had many flaws that needed revising. According to Fergus Millar‚ “The Constitution of the Roman Republic made it a variety of democracy.” Having a Constitution does give you checks in the Democratic column‚ but only allowing Patricians to vote on the laws that go in this Constitution
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There were two important periods in Ancient Rome‚ the Roman Republic that lasted from 509 B.C. to 27 B.C. and the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 B.C. to 393 A.D. During the time of the republic‚ Rome continued to thrive throughout Italy due to the construction of roads and aqueducts. This growth caused Rome to be involved in three Punic Wars between 264 BC to 146 BC‚ with the Carthage empire. By 1 A.D.‚ Rome conquered countries near the Mediterranean Sea‚ such as Egypt‚ Greece and Asia Minor.
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around for hundreds of years and while the basic principles have stayed the same though each society governed in a slightly different way. The most influential democracies were Greece‚ as it was considered one of the first democracies‚ and the Roman Republic which lasted several hundred years. Because each sovereignty ruled differently‚ they had different advancements in the areas of democracy especially in the people’s role in the government‚ the method of voting and fairness of law. Democracy
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Dr. Ng‚ It is my bad about citation that I corrected as Cassius Dio‚ Roman History 56.30; (Published in Vol. VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition‚ 1925)‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/56*.html. I also corrected the citation about Suetonius‚ as Suetonius‚ The lives of the Twelve Caesars‚ The Life of Augustus 27‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Augustus*.html. Thank you very much for reminding me. I totally agree with you
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empires are ancient China‚ and ancient Rome. Though they shared similarities‚ they were fundamentally different in several ways. Both the Chinese and Roman empires were vast and powerful. They each encompassed a diverse group of people in different areas- whether states or polis. They both participated in wars to expand and maintain their borders. Romans expanded through the Latin War‚ the Pyrrhic War‚ the Punic Wars‚ and so on until they encompassed Syria‚ Egypt‚ Macedonia‚ and Greece. Ancient China
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