Ancient Roman Primary Sources

When analyzing Roman society it becomes clear that there is a significant amount of resources available and that further analysis is required to determine whether or not an accurate representation has been achieved. It is clear that many of the primary sources available are often biased and therefore must be compared to other sources on similar events to gain an accurate idea of Roman culture. Through the addition of other sources such as ancient currency it is possible to gain an accurate idea of Roman history. It is important to identify when a resource is biased so that it can be eliminated to prevent it from providing us with an inaccurate depiction of the ancient Roman society, since many can be misleading and incorrect.
It is important to be cautious of the ancient sources available to avoid coming to a biased conclusion. It is extremely crucial to understand that very little of our sources come from the average person, and instead …show more content…
Since we know that the majority of our evidence in the form of writing was made by the wealthy few of ancient society, it becomes difficult to believe everything without analyzing it further. It is likely that they merely presented their point of view on certain moments in history as well as Roman culture, without acknowledging the common citizen. We can use sources such as currency that represent a much larger portion of the population and to gain a more accurate idea of Roman history. We are able to use information gathered from currency to gain a deeper understanding of the ideologies during a specific period of time and information about the cities that produced the currency.. Despite appearing to give us a false depiction of Roman society, once we obtain sources sources that are credible, it is possible to have an accurate