07: The Facts Of (Roman) Life

• 07a: Introduction
• 07b: Mos Maiorum - Way of Our Elders
• 07c: The Roman State Religion
• 07d: Wars and Peaces
  
• 07e: Conclusions
  

Important terms, concepts, individuals, and events:

mos maiorum, paterfamilias, patricians, plebeians, patronage, cursus honorum, consuls, Code of XII Tables, numina, Juppiter, Pontifex Maximus, ius fetialis, "Latin Rights"

Questions for consideration: 

1. How did the concept of fatherhood underlie Roman politics, social life, and religion?
   
2. How did early Roman religious beliefs and practices differ from their modern Judeo-Christian counterparts?
   
3. Did the Romans have a master plan for controlling Italy, or did it just sort of happen that way?