510 B.C.-about 44 B.C.The Roman Constitution was based on 12 written laws and ancient traditions.Responsibilities were divided between various assemblies; membership was limited by class, order, family, and income.In times of military emergencies, a single dictator was chosen for a term of six months to have control of the Roman state.Rome had a written constitution and a system of checks and balances through the various assemblies.The Roman Senate developed during the Republic; senators were the aristocracy and politically influential in the state.Full citizens of Rome were free, property-owning men; these citizens and their families were divided into two classes: patricians, who were wealthy and held most political offices, and plebeians, who were the average citizens.
They got ideas from the Roman Republic and their own brains.
Cicero
In Rome there was an obvious divide between the rich and poor, and they were represented by difference branches of government. In the US, the constitution states that everyone is equal before the law regardless of wealth. The Roman constitution had three branches: the legislative (based on the Athens democracy), the executive (based on the Spartan oligarchy) and the judidical (based on the previous monarchy) and the US constitution was a vast improvement on this.
the separation of powers.
Michael Joseph Carson has written: 'The concept of honor in Shakespeare's major Roman plays'
They both were written to protect people's rights.
It meant that the laws would be applied fairly to all people.
All citizens were innocent unless proven guilty.
Roman citizenship is of no importance to our society as it disappeared more than 1,500 years ago, with the end of Roman civilisation. However, the Roman concept that citizens have rights, is still important as we also have this concept.
Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.Cincinnatus was written about as an example of the ideal Roman citizen.
Victor Roman has written: 'Victor Roman'
Romans did not understand the concept of a zero.
No! Nor did the Romans figure the concept of negative numbers.
Roman religion did not have a concept of salvation. When Christianity became the main religion of the Roman Empire, the Christian concept of salvation was adopted and was described in the Christian way.
Roman Zlotnikov has written: 'Voin'
Roman Dombrowski has written: 'Mussolini'