Guest spartacus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Quite a vast topic this one! We all visit this site because fundamentally we admire the romans, maybe for the way of life, their laws, the powerful armies - whatever! The question is, which is the one thing you most admire about roman life and if possible would you incorporate it into todays modern society? I most admire their architecture, some of the buildings were beautiful unlike todays concrete monstrosities! I would like to see a return to the classical look, something that is pleasing to the eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I like their social values. Romans have the reputation for being a bloody set of genocidal maniacs who fabricated an EVIL EMPIRE - you even see that myth from people on here who should know better. But I find the Roman Way to be honorable and moral. Among those social values I see: - A relative religious tolerance - A relative lack of modern notions and preoccupations with race and ethnicity - A practical nature that emphasizes actions and deeds over abstract speculation - A concern for law and order, and social harmony - A respect for tradition and history that still allows innovation and adaptation - A strong sense of civic duty and social virtue - An emphasis on honor and glory, and one's proper standing in the community These are all things which I strongly internalize and which I would love to foster in modern society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 It is very difficult to pick the one thing that I most admire. Originally it was the glory of the Legions that pulled me in, but that was just the beginning. If I had to pick that one thing which I most admire, and would like to see replicated today, it would be the Roman sense of honor. Applying this dignitas to modern society would be a social boost that would re-invent how people think, behave and act. Ursus sums up my own thoughts on Rome very well I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Ursus said it all!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 The thing that I admire most about rome is their architecture and their language, though I would not want to have to learn to speak it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Thats three things now we agree on PM !! Religion/wars Architecture Latin wow, I am impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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