I find this conversation between Xenophhon & Socrates quite enlighten as to why the Roman girls/woman married so young. Not only for procreation and to combat the low birth rates that Rome experiencing at the time, but in order to train his new wife.
How gently he explains to his new bride just exactly what his expectation are of her, and why he believe that her role is important not only to him but to the gods as well.
He was a way of evoking his wife to respond in question so that she may not fear him, and yet rises to the occasion to want to please her husband.
This is an art that has long since disappeared in today’s society. He teaches her that one of the greatest gifts is in teaching those who do not know, and in teaching them you have created wealth for yourself.
In today's society we go into marriage full of expectation that are unsaid and expect our partners to be able to live up to those expectations. We are a society full of self and self gratification, we certainly are not about trying to help one another learn and to help each other prosper
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Tiberius and the Senate
The senate and the people of Rome, had received a large inheritance from King Attalus III of Pergumun, which Tiberius wanted to use for compensating the veterans Romans, for their loyal services to Roman in the form a huge tracts of land. Now Tiberius ran for tribune of the people and was elected in 133, even though this was not common practice among the military personal.
There were other tribune who were against Tiberius, "Land Act". I find it interesting that Tiberius's men grabbed the other tribune who were against him to prevent them from personally delivering their " veto voice publicly" in the assembly, whereas the Land Act passed.
Our government today, has only one person who has the veto power if a bill makes it pass the Senate and the House of Representatives, that office is the President of the United States.
There were other tribune who were against Tiberius, "Land Act". I find it interesting that Tiberius's men grabbed the other tribune who were against him to prevent them from personally delivering their " veto voice publicly" in the assembly, whereas the Land Act passed.
Our government today, has only one person who has the veto power if a bill makes it pass the Senate and the House of Representatives, that office is the President of the United States.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The conquest of Italy
After the Roman were expelled by the Gauls in 387 BC, and then to regain dominance over the region once again in 350 BC,. This region has been a toug-a-war between the gaulish raiding parties and the Romans until 295 BC, when the Romans took control of the Italian peninsula.
The Romans learned that it was easier to hold on to their conquered territories peacefully by granting Roman right and citizenship and the benefits that go along with belonging to that anarchy rather than making slaves out of the peasants and plundering the property and belonging of the people.
The Romans learned that it was easier to hold on to their conquered territories peacefully by granting Roman right and citizenship and the benefits that go along with belonging to that anarchy rather than making slaves out of the peasants and plundering the property and belonging of the people.
Wikipedia Article Analysis #1
The Middle Ages
1. The word Count for the article 7,389 was from beginning to end.
2. The search term used for this article was the middle ages.
3. Medieval may refer to:
5. There have been 50 changed to this article since the beginning of this article, the first change is unlisted as it was such a minor change, the last change was September 20, 2007.
6. There are 13 external links on this article.
7. There is one reference on this article.
8. This article did not list any further reading.
1. The word Count for the article 7,389 was from beginning to end.
2. The search term used for this article was the middle ages.
3. Medieval may refer to:
- Middle Ages
- Medieval: Total War (2002) and its sequel Medieval 2: Total War (2006), the computer strategy games
- Medieval (2003 song), a 2003 song by Danger Mouse and Jemini the Gifted One from their album Ghetto Pop Life.
- Medieval (Song), a 2004 song by the band Diecast's from their album Tearing Down Your Blue Skies.
5. There have been 50 changed to this article since the beginning of this article, the first change is unlisted as it was such a minor change, the last change was September 20, 2007.
6. There are 13 external links on this article.
7. There is one reference on this article.
8. This article did not list any further reading.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Anaximander, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
Anaximander, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates all men defined "with the love of wisdom." Each one contributes their own unique philosophy to their time. Never giving concrete answers to questions but leaving openness for ones own interpretation. Answering question with questions, to provoke one own thought to process the answer that will best fit the individual.
The thought that these men walked around all day contemplating such notion as the origin of the cosmos, why is the water wet, and the ground dry, are they intended to be in some final state? Never given thought to, food, shelter, clothing, as the common man, such trifle oddities could not be bothered with, they were Greek Citizen and philosophers. Shows the hierarchy within the class system of the Greek Civilization.
The thought that these men walked around all day contemplating such notion as the origin of the cosmos, why is the water wet, and the ground dry, are they intended to be in some final state? Never given thought to, food, shelter, clothing, as the common man, such trifle oddities could not be bothered with, they were Greek Citizen and philosophers. Shows the hierarchy within the class system of the Greek Civilization.
Monday, September 1, 2008
I find it interesting that the male citizen all had to participate in government. Each year each tribe would send 500 men to serve on the counsel for one year and none could serve for more than a term of two year in a life time so that ever citizen could learn from direct experience.
I also like that in Sparta that all young boys were grew up together in school, and were taught honor, to fight, and had rights of passages that gave them a sense of who they were as a member of that society. If we had this in today’s society there might me less gangs and school violence.
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