Were the Romans as civilised as they thought they were? The Roman empire was one that stood out above others. They conquered many territories and invented many useful things, such as the aqueduct or the apartment. There inventions led to them thinking that they were civilized but how civilized were they actually? This essay will look at that one question and try to answer it from five different aspects. The Aspects are: Architecture, Government, economy, Luxury and entertainment. Architecture
Egyptians were immensely influential, on the culture of later generations and we could say that this colourful and diverse civilisation provided the building blocks that influenced not only the Greeks, and Roman traditions, but also the whole of western world. The Egyptian people were grouped into a hierarchical system, and your life would be governed from whereabouts on the social-class ladder you belonged. The wealthy such as the pharaoh, nobility, priesthood, and military class, were at the top
In Ancient Greece, a hierarchical class system existed. The upper class were symbolised as the leisure class, who were very powerful, and possessed the maximum control over the country. This elite group of people were free to devote their free time to contemplate the meaning of life, made possible by the work of the lower classes and slaves, who undertook the necessary menial materialistic tasks, considered inferior to the privileged upper class. Leisure, was at the core of aristocratic culture
1492, at the same time that Columbus will set sail for the New World (Edwards vii). Spain is on the eve of cementing a national unity that will place them on the global stage as an unparalleled world power. By the time that Charles V is elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, Spain's already considerable influence increases exponentially; making Charles and thus Spain the most powerful leader in the world. The conquest of the Americas and the domination of its Northern European territories will allow Spain