Post by Omen on Feb 1, 2013 11:49:00 GMT -5
“To walk as the complete citizen is to feel the blessings of being a Roman.”
The Greek had an emphasis on science, philosophy, and wonderment. The Romans closely imitated these components but did them from a militaristic foundation. Greece was a divided community of city-states, each with separate subcultures and slightly different economies. The government was a democracy and philosophy introduced an aspect to law that most early nations refused to address…debate.
Rome stretched across the new world grasping the best of this culture and added a force that could not be denied. In a span of 700 years, the Romans did what the Greeks could not stomach. The Romans conquered.
Roman gods, which were identical to the Greeks, blessed the growth and the strategies of the Romans. The Greek gods (Zeus, Hermes, etc.) were renamed thru the Roman culture (Jupiter, Mercury, etc.) and over time viewed differently. The Greeks viewed the gods as perfect specimens of themselves. The Romans felt the true Roman citizen was a ‘battle-priest’ for himself, his family, and for Rome. He was a gentleman who lived by the code of honor acting as magistrate and consul in his life, while recognizing that he is above all a priest.
Rome could not effectively duplicate the democratic government of the Greek. An Empire built upon military influence and noble rule was a natural enemy to equality. Rome was built upon a republic. The political institutions that existed were determined by the social divisions in the community. This gave the ruling power to a select few.
In contrast to Greece, this made Rome a more effective ‘war-machine’ for physical and political growth.
Rome was similar to Greece. Rome was Greece, but more. Economic, political, religious, and traditional actions between the two were closely related. The single difference in the militaristic ways of the Romans solidified the distinct difference between the two. The Greek age embraced the vision of the many city-states existing in the one Greek world. Rome stood strong and had no interest in a broken world. Rome conquered. Rome established an EMPIRE !
The Greek had an emphasis on science, philosophy, and wonderment. The Romans closely imitated these components but did them from a militaristic foundation. Greece was a divided community of city-states, each with separate subcultures and slightly different economies. The government was a democracy and philosophy introduced an aspect to law that most early nations refused to address…debate.
Rome stretched across the new world grasping the best of this culture and added a force that could not be denied. In a span of 700 years, the Romans did what the Greeks could not stomach. The Romans conquered.
Roman gods, which were identical to the Greeks, blessed the growth and the strategies of the Romans. The Greek gods (Zeus, Hermes, etc.) were renamed thru the Roman culture (Jupiter, Mercury, etc.) and over time viewed differently. The Greeks viewed the gods as perfect specimens of themselves. The Romans felt the true Roman citizen was a ‘battle-priest’ for himself, his family, and for Rome. He was a gentleman who lived by the code of honor acting as magistrate and consul in his life, while recognizing that he is above all a priest.
Rome could not effectively duplicate the democratic government of the Greek. An Empire built upon military influence and noble rule was a natural enemy to equality. Rome was built upon a republic. The political institutions that existed were determined by the social divisions in the community. This gave the ruling power to a select few.
In contrast to Greece, this made Rome a more effective ‘war-machine’ for physical and political growth.
Rome was similar to Greece. Rome was Greece, but more. Economic, political, religious, and traditional actions between the two were closely related. The single difference in the militaristic ways of the Romans solidified the distinct difference between the two. The Greek age embraced the vision of the many city-states existing in the one Greek world. Rome stood strong and had no interest in a broken world. Rome conquered. Rome established an EMPIRE !