In many modern books written about Ancient Rome and its people, The Romans
             are often portrayed as brutal and unforgiving people who enjoy violence and though it is
             amusing to see people being injured and killed to the point of obsession. It is my goal to
             establish wheather this classification is justified or if it is simply an exaggeration of what a
             While it is known that in Rome there were gladiator fights, public beatings and
             slavery was legal and common. It is also important to understand just how advanced the
             Romans were. The Longman Dictonary of the English Language Defines civilized as "of
             or being peoples of a nation in a state of civilization." I think that by this definition, the
             Romans were civilized, the educated being able to write and detailed records being kept by
             The Romans also had written laws and government, including an assembly for the
             poorer classes. In fact, Their system of law was actually quite advanced (even if it was
             designed to help the rich). " The idea was accepted that a man's intentions ought to be
             taken into account, and there was less importance attached to what he did and what he
             meant to do. The next thing to become established was the notion that all men must be
             treated equally." This way of thinking was very advanced and not barbaric or uncivilized
             at all, in fact the same notion that all men should be treated equally was not established in
             America and other countries for many years to come.
             It is know common knowledge that, in Ancient Rome, people often attended and
             enjoyed gladiator fights to the death, wild beast hunts, naval battles and chariot racing, all
             of which often had religious origins. During the reign of Caesar, thousands of men and
             animals were butchered just to make a Roman holiday. The Romans Also enjoyed
             pantomimes and plays which too were often very violent in nature. " It was not
             uncommon for...