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A 3 page research paper that outlines briefly the culture of the Rome and the reasons behind the fall of the Roman republic. In ancient history, the power of Rome seemed eternal. This perception suggests questions as to what gave Rome her strength and also what caused that strength to decline. Looking at the crucial cultural significance of the family, and also how religion and Rome's military affected Roman society suggests answers to these questions and to what conditions marked the beginning of Rome's long decline as it transitioned from the republic to imperial Rome. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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that strength to decline. Looking at the crucial cultural significance of the family, and also how religion and Romes military affected Roman society suggests answers to these questions and to
what conditions marked the beginning of Romes long decline as it transitioned from the republic to imperial Rome. According to some historians, the strength of Rome, just as with
ancient Greek culture, was "a religion of the family," which was symbolized by sacred fire tended on the family altar ("Family" 123). Patriotic Romans honored their ancestors, as well as
their "family bonds" and "the customs of their forefathers," as one of the prime cultural concerns was the "survival of the family lineage into eternity" ("Family" 123). As this suggests
Roman society and religion was grounded in a perspective that emphasized heredity, as Roman perceived the family in its relationship with a larger society, the city-state. They saw life not
strictly in terms of the present, but as an ongoing process that would carry their family into the future, which made family life a sacred duty ("Family" 123). This moral
standard caused ancient Roman to "forbid celibacy, to respect their wives, honor the bonds of marriage and consecrate the right of property and to inheritance" ("Family" 123). In its
conquests, Rome began to assimilate diverse other deities to join the old Roman pantheon, which may have had its cultural roots in the Etruscan culture, which predates Roman dominance
on the Italian peninsula. The Etruscans were skilled in the art of divination and, until the fall of the republic, Etruscans were often summoned to Rome by the Senate for
the purposes of divination when the situations demanded this service (Foot Moore). The Greek pantheon was also assimilated by the Romans and given Latin names (Foot Moore). Foreign gods were
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