Rome: What Made Rome A Great Society

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What made Rome a great society.
Throughout Rome’s existence, they went through many changes, leaders, and ideals. The question is, how through all the turmoil, civil wars, and changes in their society were they able to survive, and in many cases, thrive to become the empire they are so richly written about in history books, in addition to adopting many of the customs created by the Romans?
One thing Rome can be observed for is creating a strong sense of order. From the very beginning, they established a Senate. They learned from the Greeks mistakes and came up with their own form of government, which made use of all the styles from various city-states in other areas. While on the surface it may be noted that they just plagiarized what other had already attempted, Rome was using the best parts of each in order to establish a lasting and strong society that could be managed well.
As Rome matured, it was evident that the current system of government was not able to sustain the infrastructure since Rome was growing at what seemed like an exponential rate. Therefore, a form of government known as the Empire would begin to lead the people, which was brought on by the question, “could republican government and values survive the acquisition of a huge empire.” This form of …show more content…

This brought back the system of government used previously, keeping the senate strongly in power, but allowed for the dictator. This sat well with the people, as it continued into nephew Octavian, who was granted the title of Emperor. He was very good at politics and standing on the line that divided his role and that of the senate. His way of conducting business and running a country was working so well that “…for the next 200 years, there was relative peace and prosperity throughout the empire.” Additionally, the surrounding countries were adopting Romans way of life, referred to as

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