Rome was a much more culturally tolerant empire than the Qin Dynasty, which was very culturally strict. In an edict of Augustus, written in 1 BCE, on the rights of the jewish people, he stated, “by the will of the people of the Romans, that the Jews shall use their own customs in accordance with their ancestral law, just as they used to use them in the time of Hyrcanus, the high priest of their highest god; and that their sacred offerings shall be inviolable and shall be sent to Jerusalem and shall be paid to the financial officials of Jerusalem...” (Doc 3). This demonstrates that Augustus allowed the Jews living under the Roman empire to practice their own religion, and did not force any new ideals or customs upon them. Augustus wants to
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Tacitus, a roman senator and historian said this about the Roman senate, the most politically powerful and important group in all of Rome, “because of the rivalries between the leading men and the rapacity (greed) of the officials, while the protection of the laws was unavailing, as they were continually deranged by violence, intrigue, and finally by corruption,” (Doc 2). In this document Tacitus is saying that the rivalries and greed of the senators are making them act violent and corrupt.This document gives Tacitus 's viewpoint on Roman government. The corruption in the Roman government is very similar to the corruption of the Chinese government. Han Fei, an official of the Qin dynasty, supported this as well. He described, “...the way of the enlightened ruler is to unify the laws instead of seeking for wise men, to lay down firm policies instead of longing for men of good faith.” (Doc 7). His pessimistic view of the people and his belief in having “firm policies” shows that China had a very strict government and laws. He believed that there were few people “of good faith”, and instead of leaders directing laws towards good men, they should be directed towards bad people, and therefore more strict laws. Han Fei believed the Qin Dynasty should be an absolute power. The absolute power that the Qin Dynasty held would corrupt them, and would later lead to rebellion and assassinations. The Chinese dynasty
Tacitus, a roman senator and historian said this about the Roman senate, the most politically powerful and important group in all of Rome, “because of the rivalries between the leading men and the rapacity (greed) of the officials, while the protection of the laws was unavailing, as they were continually deranged by violence, intrigue, and finally by corruption,” (Doc 2). In this document Tacitus is saying that the rivalries and greed of the senators are making them act violent and corrupt.This document gives Tacitus 's viewpoint on Roman government. The corruption in the Roman government is very similar to the corruption of the Chinese government. Han Fei, an official of the Qin dynasty, supported this as well. He described, “...the way of the enlightened ruler is to unify the laws instead of seeking for wise men, to lay down firm policies instead of longing for men of good faith.” (Doc 7). His pessimistic view of the people and his belief in having “firm policies” shows that China had a very strict government and laws. He believed that there were few people “of good faith”, and instead of leaders directing laws towards good men, they should be directed towards bad people, and therefore more strict laws. Han Fei believed the Qin Dynasty should be an absolute power. The absolute power that the Qin Dynasty held would corrupt them, and would later lead to rebellion and assassinations. The Chinese dynasty