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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Rome ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [ ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 08/94 # of Words:574 School:Public Co-Ed State:NY
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Rome peaked between 27 B.C. and 180 A.D. This time was called Pax Romana,
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which means Roman Peace. The government was able to control all of Rome. It
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did not matter if the emperor was weak or incompetent, for the government
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was able to hold the empire together under such dictators. Government
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officials also received salaries as well as respect, so those with great
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ability, though lacking in wealth, could afford to become an official.
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During this time provincial governors lost power and were less corrupt.
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Any citizen could appeal to the emperor over one of the governor's rulings.
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Spain and Gaul benefited greatly and built small replicas of Rome. There
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were no direct taxes, and the wealthy took so much pride in their cities
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that they often gave money to the city's government so it could build
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things for the public, such as public buildings, streets, schools and
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entertainment.
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Roman law also expanded and the concept of "innocent until proven guilty"
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was introduced. New laws were passed, and judges interpreted old ones so
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they would fit in more than they had originally. American judges do the
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same today.
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Rome also built a great army. This army guarded Rome from outside attacks.
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The army was mostly made up of citizens who would serve for 20 years.
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Non-citizens were able to enlist for 25 years, and at the end of their
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service, they were given citizenship.
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Since much land was worn out by farming in southern Italy and Greece trade
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was encouraged. Roads were built and a postal service was established.
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Instead of slaves, colonus', or tenant farmers, grew crops. It was often
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cheaper for a landowner to free a slave and then make him a colonus, for
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then the land owner did not have to feed or clothe the person anymore.
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There was also trade from China and India for glass, spices. silk, and
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other luxuries.
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The living conditions during Pax Romana for the majority, who were poor,
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were deplorable. The lived in wooden apartments, which were liable to
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collapse or catch on fire. The rich citizen, on the other hand, had two
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houses and a good life.
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Romans science was unremarkable compared to our own. Their architecture,
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on the other hand, was quite amazing. The rich had running water, and there
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were sewer systems. They also made use of the arch and the dome.
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Roman education was not public, like ours, but private. Education cost
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money, as was common in cultures before modern times. It was divided into
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an elementary school, a secondary school, and a college level school. What
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you could major in depended on your location.
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Though advanced for that point in time, Romans were not without their
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barbaric side. Often for entertainment they would set animals against
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gladiators or even gladiators against other gladiators for amusement. The
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crowd would decide whether a gladiator should live or die. Romans also
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enjoyed plays as the Greeks did, and had playwrights of its own.
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In all, the Roman culture set the basis for many western concepts, and was
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the most powerful empire of its time.
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