If I was born a male and wish to serve in the imperial government I would choose to be born into imperial Rome. A male could rule an entire empire if born to the right family except women and slaves which they could not participate on any political view and were prohibited from voting. Ability did not play any role as being born to the right family and wealth was basically the only requirement for example Julius Caesar who was born into an aristocratic family and became an emperor in Rome. Without him being born into this family, he could not have had a chance to even become an emperor.
The main question to this was, if I was born in the 2nd century C.E and was born from a non-aristocratic nor impoverished family but wish to serve in the imperial government, would I choose to be born into Han China or imperial Rome? I answered this question in the first sentence by saying imperial Rome because there was a better chance and opportunity if born to the right family but in terms of …show more content…
Any child born to senators were automatically classified as Equestrians which means civil servants until they gained necessary age or experience. Not only could a child gain the ruling of Rome, but a close relative of their choice could as well be a heir if something were to happen to them. Emperors were usually so focused on keeping the Emperors throne within their family, they would sometime choose heirs that were not fit for ruling a whole empire. In the ranks of government, there was a widespread favoritism in making public appointments based on class1. Within the aristocratic ruling families, the men were taught art of public speaking and Roman law2. The upper class were involved in matters of religion, architecture, literature, and political discussion. The plebian could do extremely well to accumulate wealth by their ability and move up to join the Patrician
The main question to this was, if I was born in the 2nd century C.E and was born from a non-aristocratic nor impoverished family but wish to serve in the imperial government, would I choose to be born into Han China or imperial Rome? I answered this question in the first sentence by saying imperial Rome because there was a better chance and opportunity if born to the right family but in terms of …show more content…
Any child born to senators were automatically classified as Equestrians which means civil servants until they gained necessary age or experience. Not only could a child gain the ruling of Rome, but a close relative of their choice could as well be a heir if something were to happen to them. Emperors were usually so focused on keeping the Emperors throne within their family, they would sometime choose heirs that were not fit for ruling a whole empire. In the ranks of government, there was a widespread favoritism in making public appointments based on class1. Within the aristocratic ruling families, the men were taught art of public speaking and Roman law2. The upper class were involved in matters of religion, architecture, literature, and political discussion. The plebian could do extremely well to accumulate wealth by their ability and move up to join the Patrician