Ancient Rome: A Cultural Analysis

Culture is one of the most relevant elements that can define not only a society but also a country’s cumulative beliefs and system. Often noted as the origins of a country, culture is definitive in the sense that it harbors all the elements that can provide justification on the traditions and norms set by the society for its members. More often than not, the society members follow norms in order to create a harmonious community, and the beliefs and the traditions serve as the poles or grounding rules for each member to follow. Culture is very dynamic in the way that it can change over a variety of foreign influences but what is permanent about it is that original elements about it often lingers with the influences, therefore making it multi-faceted and broad. More importantly, culture serves as an individual and unique trait each society has, and therefore sets it apart from other countries and other societies.

Since the inception of human civilization there have been countless cultures and societies which have helped shape the current world today as we know it. The modern human race dates back more than 200,000 years and in that time frame many cultures have risen to great virtue and success only to deteriorate or cease to exist altogether. First before examining one of these cultures we must know what culture truly means. The Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Culture Center defines culture as a “dynamic social system,” containing the beliefs, behaviors, values and norms of a “specific organization, group, society or other collectivity” learned, shared, internalized, and changeable by all members of the society (Watson, 2010). In

     The government controlled the religion of ancient Rome. Priests were government officials, who were either elected or appointed to office. But by A.D. 100, many Romans had lost interest in their religion. They became attracted to the religions of the Middle East, which appealed strongly to the emotions. Christianity, one of the Middle Eastern religions, gained many followers.

Culture is a large part of every person’s life, it is what makes each person unique. Within culture there are many aspects such as food, music, clothing, tradition, and many more. Since culture makes up such a large part of our day to day lives, it is almost always responsible shaping and informing our view on the world.

Indeed, the Romans initially perceived Christianity as a challenge to the legitimacy of the political and social order of their empire rather than as a support for it. Later, by the fourth century C.E., as Christianity grew in strength despite official hostility and as the Roman Empire began to weaken, a powerful, mutually beneficial alliance of the Christian Church and the Roman state was formed. This became a model for subsequent European history . The spread of christianity was because of the rulers justify the war as forcible conversation, trade along eurasian routes and silk road and elite and kings groups convert as a fundamental

The Roman empire was large and powerful, expanding at one time into Italy, most of southern Europe, and some of northern Africa. The Roman empire prospered for many years before finally falling in 476 ad, after violence and corruption had left the empire weak and barely recognizable. The fall of this empire was caused by many factors, firstly barbarian invaders that challenged the empire’s safety and peace. These savages slowly infiltrated the empire's borders, and began to overtake the government. There was also a significant loss of control and corruption on the government's part. This began to tear the empire apart from the inside as Romans stopped trusting their government. Emperors Diocletian and Constantine tried to stop the looming fall

What interests one living in the 21st century is how the two terms in which culture is used are ongoing in a

to describe it and currently there are many definitions. With a short look into the history, the word culture comes from Latin word cultura – meaning care, or colere – cultivate/grow, principally used to define cultivating of the land (agri cultura). Later, a Roman rhetorician Macrus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) brought meaning of the word culture into the new perspective. In his book Tusculan Disputations “he spoke of cultivating the mind of the spirit, that is, cultura animi”. Since that, culture was used to define the concept of human learning. Nevertheless, the notion of culture has many other meanings.

Culture is the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior. It includes ideas, values, and artifacts of groups of people (Schaefer, 2006). Understanding culture can be tricky, ever ask “why do people act the way they do?”, “what made me do that”, “what was I thinking?” Physical abilities, educational background, and social background of how I was raised are important aspects of my life. The environment in which I was raised is very important aspect of my life.

Ancient Rome civilization government was a Republicangovernment, consistingof PrecisiansPlebeians. The government kept peace and order.(National Geographic, 2017-Civilizationof Rome.Christianity was the main religion during the ancient roman civilization and refused to worship Roman gods. The Romanreligion was centered around the gods as explanationsfor some events(AncientRome and religion2016-2018).Trade in ancient roman civilization was done by sea and lands routes, with the major port Ostia. Trading with Spainand France. Goods the roman civilization traded with other were, beef, corn, glassware, iron, olive oil and wine.(Ancient Rome and Trade 2016-2018).Thetraits of the Americancivilizationsconsist of the six Charteristics as didthe ancient roman civilization and in a lot of the same ways.The Americansociety also brought along the trait of Written records, the development of the English language, the forwardingof the calendar.

The manner in which the Romans treated those that they conquered had never been seen before in the ancient world. Despite forcing conquered areas into a set of obligations, such as payment of taxes and contribution of soldiers for the military, a province’s original culture was largely left untouched so long as its practices did not cause disruption to public affairs. It’s important to recognize the uniqueness of this strategy of conquest when viewing the sorts of art styles that emerged as a direct result of it. Though the original culture was preserved, this did not change the fact that a conquered area was officially a province of Rome, which would inevitably

Roman families had a paterfamilias, which was a male who was the head of a Roman family. His wife, children, property, and slaves were all under his control. Only male citizens could vote and slaves didn’t have very many rights.

Since 753 B.C and for over 100 years, Rome has been ruled by kings making the government a monarchy, until now, 509 B.C.. Rome does not appreciate foreigners ruling over them. Romans have expelled the Etruscans and now are establishing a republic; a so-called “new Rome” has emerged. They will now have two annually elected consuls ruling under the direction of the senate, and a judiciary system. The transition from monarchy to republican government will not be easy, especially since Rome has been feeling threatened by enemies from every direction. Will these threats strengthen Rome, or will they be overwhelmed and collapse? Rome is developing political institutions, and the chief magistrates of the Roman state will exercise a supreme power.

Culture is one of the major influences on our lives and social interactions; culture is associated with our characteristics of religion, societal norms of behavior; moreover, culture is always changing and the influence increases. With every religion there are traditions and cultures that are a form of art as it involves many characteristics’ of individuals and their beliefs, values, and perspective, for this reason, there are various dynamics in terms of how culture is involved and the influence of our actions, such as media, peers, family, and socializations. Culture is a factor of social environment and what is modeled to us in our early years of development.

Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. Culture is important because it allows people to maintain a unique identity society. Many cultures have common interests, while others may have customs that differ greatly from that of another. Technology has had a huge impact on present day cultures. Many culture have been altered including my own, and some have been created due to the rise of technology. Cultures differ so greatly that someone belonging to one culture may not agree with the values of another, which then causes social and ethical issues. My culture shares many similarities with others around the world; most of which have connected more people in recent years than ever before. Cultural gaps, and lack of