are often portrayed as brutal and unforgiving people who enjoy violence and though it is

amusing to see people being injured and killed to the point of obsession. It is my goal to

establish wheather this classification is justified or if it is simply an exaggeration of what a

While it is known that in Rome there were gladiator fights, public beatings and

slavery was legal and common. It is also important to understand just how advanced the

Romans were. The Longman Dictonary of the English Language Defines civilized as "of

or being peoples of a nation in a state of civilization." I think that by this definition, the

Romans were civilized, the educated being able to write and detailed records being kept by

The Romans also had written laws and government, including an assembly for the

poorer classes. In fact, Their system of law was actually quite advanced (even if it was

designed to help the rich). " The idea was accepted that a man's intentions ought to be

taken into account, and there was less importance attached to what he did and what he

meant to do. The next thing to become estab

isn't all that different from gladiator fights! Chariot racing is very similar to NASCAR

man, it shows that at least some people actually recognized the benefits that slavery

Unfortunately, many slaves were treated very badly but there were many masters

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