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Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Seventh Edition
Marvin Perry, Baruch College, City University of New York, Emeritus
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Chapter 7: The Roman Empire
The Gifts of Empire- From the point of view of most Romans, inclusion in the Empire was an unqualified boon to the peoples absorbed by Roman expansion. Romans were natural born rulers and Rome brought nothing less than the light of civilization to the people it governed. Of course, this perspective was not shared by all and, over time, may even have become a minority view among the Romans themselves. Reread the passages by Aristides and Virgil on page 152 and by Salvianus on page 166. When you are finished, write a short essay describing the ideals that helped define the "Roman mission." Was this mission ever more than an ideal? Why did so many Romans lose faith in the Empire in the second and third centuries A.D.?
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