The Civilization allowed for
both flexibility and stability. After conquering a people the Romans shared
citizenship and thus political power with those conquered. Inclusion instead
of exclusion (Rule by Laws)
Every adult male citizen was
obligated to serve in the army. Discipline was strict. High morals acquired
from the legions permeated throughout the Republic The ideals of the legion
were passed on through the family and the father known as the paterfamilias
and their control of the agricultural economy on their small farms (Legions)
The Latin language held together
the Empire (Language)