Tag: Roman Republic
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On Roman Citizenship
In describing the Roman Republic’s ability to absorb large casualties in war unlike its neighbours, the author of Rome and Persia; The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry observes: Romans were unique in their capacity for absorbing other peoples. Where other city-states were jealous of their citizenship, the Romans granted it in full to many former enemies…
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La crainte du temps perdu
While reading Mary Read’s SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, I was transported to my brief time at St. John’s College. A decade ago I struggled to bridge the intellectual, cultural and ideological gap I perceived between a Hellenic and a Christian Western civilisation. While I endeavoured to span the chasm, my cohorts made the transition…