For Roman’s, aristocratic values were significant for nobility. Political positions enabled citizens to have influence over legislation and military actions. The highest offices available were the consuls holding imperium. Family lineage was also valued. Citizens would link back their family history to Roman gods, worship their ancestors and use previous family nobility to inherit their own. This is depicted on Lucius Cornelius Scipio’s epitaph stating, “Son of Lucius, aedile, consul, censor”. Acting as a supreme orator provided platforms for Roman’s to persuade people about their campaigns. For example, Licinius is described as an “eloquent speaker” and could “persuade or dissuade”
