The Domus: The Roman Home

The Roman Empire was one of the most popular empires that there ever was. It was also one of the largest as it went as far as Memphis in the South and Europe in the North (document 3). The empire’s location was not the best. Water practically surrounded the entire empire. The Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and Caspian Sea were all ports of water around it. However, that did not hold back the empire’s power, as it quickly adapted and used it to their advantage. Sea trade, deep harbors, and roads are a few of the ways that the Roman Empire used their location to help themselves.

Rome began in 31 BCE when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome, and the Roman empire was a significant and powerful western civilization with a complex political, religious, and social system by 117 CE (Mark, Roman Empire). From the parallel streets in cities of the Roman empire to the layout of the Roman forum to the living structures of the different classes, the Roman empire at this time was highly organized and methodical. And these are but a few examples of the power and authority of the Roman empire, which clearly put the citizens in their place. Looking at Rome and Pompeii, ancient art, building structures, and city layouts clearly stratified citizens based on economic and social status.

Rome had a better system due to the vast population, wider acceptance of citizens, and an organized Senate. It is important to include those specific attributes in an empire for organization and prevention of overpopulation. According to the background essay, citizens of a state or empire not only meant meeting certain responsibilities, but also enjoying certain rights. Citizenship is also defined as a status given by a government. In the modern world citizenship involves a balance between individual rights and responsibilities. In Rome however, the idea of a good citizen was particularly different. In contrast to modern day citizens, Roman citizens were looked upon how they acted with their family, neighbors, and property. Rome had a population

There were usually two types of dwellings which were common in Roman times, Insulae and domus.

The majority of Roman citizens, not all of them poor, lived in these apartment buildings called insulae. As early as 150 BCE, there were over 46,000 insulae throughout the city. Most of these buildings were extremely dangerous because residents were always living in fear of fire, collapsing roofs, and in some areas there was flooding of the Tiber River. Laws were passed under Emperors Augustus and Trajan to keep the dangerous buildings from becoming more than 7 stories

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The Pax Romana dated roughly from 31 BCE to 180 CE. The title Pax Romana directly translates to Roman peace, as this was a time of little to no fighting between Rome and other civilizations. During this time, many discoveries were made in the science, math, art, and literature areas of study. This was as a result of the competent leadership of the Roman government and the switch of the government from a republic to an empire. This change was made by Gaius Octavius, and he built up the government’s power and expanded the borders, all while setting the empire up for over 150 years of international peace.

The Roman golden age had gone through many important events that were the most important contributions to Roman state situation in the ancient history. The first and most important was getting rid of the kingship. However, it was the aristocrats who made the condition of the new republic become unstable. This was because of their acts towards the ordinary people who had the most important share in the dispose of the Tarquins.

The Romans thought of themselves as a united, simple minded people. They were powerful for many reasons including, their military force and their government system. The ideal Roman citizen was one who held the Roman values, defended themselves and defended the state. The Romans were able to be unified because they were the popular group of that time. They were the state that everyone wanted to have citizenship granted to.

The Roman family life was a very simple and complex system at the same time. Every aspect of life for the typical Roman family was male dominated, they were in on every decision. The everyday family life was based on social status and diplomatic classifications. Everything from jobs to entertainment that could be participated in was based on gender or social standing within the community. The Romans were very absorbed with different types of entertainment and recreation. Everything about the Roman life revolved around the family, it was the basic unit of their daily lives.

The social structure of ancient Rome as hierarchical; it consisted of the rich, poor, and slaves. Each had their different roles amongst society. An average day for a Roman citizen could often be a little hectic but he or she would always survive. They woke up each morning, labored, relaxed, and ate. The patricians were considered the rich and owned much of the land. The plebeians, included everyone that was not a patrician, were usually poor. They made up most of the population in ancient Rome. The most unprivileged class were the slaves.

The Roman empire expanded and influenced a large region of the Indo-European continent. This influence served as a model, in some ways,by shaping the present day culture and laws we have. The large expansion of the Roman empire during the reign of Augustus brought about the assimilation of the Roman influence into various systems of politics, law, religion, and culture.

The Roman Republic was a system that based itself on law and order. A complex and intricate constitution balanced out all the power, which was mainly held by the two consuls. These consuls held large amounts of power, but they could only serve one year and were each elected by a senate. In addition, each consul was subject to a veto from the other, so no consul with visions of absolute power could implement tyrannical laws. These checks and balances to prevent corruption and injustice were the foundation of Rome’s influence, greatness, and power.

The Roman nuclear family, composed of parents and children, shared lives intimately and influenced each other in ways outsiders did not. Livy, in a quote debating the legal status of children between patricians and plebeians, stated “Of course, the children follow the father.” In Roman society, fathers were considered the most powerful. Romans believed in a theoretical concept of a father’s absolute control, but in reality, all family had power and fathers could be challenged.

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