Throughout history the people of the Roman Empire have been portrayed as brutal and unforgiving. Rome’s lust for violence bordered on morbid obsession and this view of Rome seems to be the only thing most people remember. People forget how civilized the people of the Roman Empire were. Though Roman people had a predilection for violence, they were more civilized than other cultures of the time and was actually similar to our American culture today.
It is a well known fact that Roman citizens indulged in events that
were, to say the least, bloody. Gladiatorial fights, chariot races, and
executions were commonplace during the highpoint of the Roman
Empire. The Coliseum in Rome was the centerpiece of a depraved
society. Thousands
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