Greco-Roman City: Team Project
Corinth, a city that has a history of two rich cultures that had great influence on the history of the world. Christopher Gornold-Smith (2013) called it, “Corinth a city between two cities with a decade between them” (Gornold-Smith, 2013). Corinth was destroyed in 146 B.C. by the Roman army. Corinth made the decision to join several of the Greek states to fight against Rome, and the Roman army defeated them and burned Corinth to the ground. All the valuables were taken to Rome, women and children were taken as slaves, and the few men that were left from the war were rounded up taken as prisoners of war and killed.
In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar makes an observation that the area which was once Corinth was a good …show more content…
Corinth was a city of Roman, Jew, Gentile classes of people. For one to become a Roman citizen was an important step in being among the privileged. Birth determined citizenship, or one could buy their citizenship. Apostle Paul was a Jew born in a Roman city, Tarsus, and was granted Roman citizenship. One could serve in the Roman military for twenty or more years and be granted the privilege. Not all people in Corinth were classes as Roman citizens and to be classed as a Roman citizen carried with it many privileges and protections which made it a coveted prize. A Roman citizen had the right to vote and run for political offices. They had the right to make legal contracts, own property, and were exempt from some taxes and legal obligations (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008).
Corinth, under Roman rule, had a stable political environment. Under Roman rule, autocracy was practiced meaning to be governed by one person, an emperor. Then there was the Senate which was the dominant political party. Throughout the Roman Empire, Rome developed a system of imperial administration that proved to be very effective in ruling this large empire. The Roman system of imperial administration included a hierarchy of magistrates and provincial governors who were accountable to the emperor (Gale,
Corinth, a city that has a history of two rich cultures that had great influence on the history of the world. Christopher Gornold-Smith (2013) called it, “Corinth a city between two cities with a decade between them” (Gornold-Smith, 2013). Corinth was destroyed in 146 B.C. by the Roman army. Corinth made the decision to join several of the Greek states to fight against Rome, and the Roman army defeated them and burned Corinth to the ground. All the valuables were taken to Rome, women and children were taken as slaves, and the few men that were left from the war were rounded up taken as prisoners of war and killed.
In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar makes an observation that the area which was once Corinth was a good …show more content…
Corinth was a city of Roman, Jew, Gentile classes of people. For one to become a Roman citizen was an important step in being among the privileged. Birth determined citizenship, or one could buy their citizenship. Apostle Paul was a Jew born in a Roman city, Tarsus, and was granted Roman citizenship. One could serve in the Roman military for twenty or more years and be granted the privilege. Not all people in Corinth were classes as Roman citizens and to be classed as a Roman citizen carried with it many privileges and protections which made it a coveted prize. A Roman citizen had the right to vote and run for political offices. They had the right to make legal contracts, own property, and were exempt from some taxes and legal obligations (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008).
Corinth, under Roman rule, had a stable political environment. Under Roman rule, autocracy was practiced meaning to be governed by one person, an emperor. Then there was the Senate which was the dominant political party. Throughout the Roman Empire, Rome developed a system of imperial administration that proved to be very effective in ruling this large empire. The Roman system of imperial administration included a hierarchy of magistrates and provincial governors who were accountable to the emperor (Gale,