Tag: Julius Caesar
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Household: The Greco-Roman Household in Review
We are about to shift gears in this series, so I think it is time for a quick recap concerning the idea of "household" in Greco-Roman society. Members – The model household was not a nuclear family living under one roof. The model Roman household was headed by a paterfamilias (head of household). It included…
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Household: The Household of Caesar (Part 1)
When most of us think about the underlying basis of government, we think about republican democracy and parliamentary government. These concepts have their roots in Greek culture. Centuries before the New Testament era, the Greeks envisioned autonomous cities as a republic. Concerning the Greeks and city-states, Derek Tidball writes: It was considered by them to…