Roman society

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Roman society was the complex social structure of ancient Rome, characterized by rigid class divisions, patriarchal family organization, slavery, and a strong emphasis on citizenship, law, and public life.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Roman culture 7
Roman plebeians 2
Roman aristocracy 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient society
social structure
hasCharacteristic emphasis on citizenship
emphasis on law
emphasis on public life
patriarchal family organization
rigid class divisions
slavery
hasEconomy agrarian base
latifundia system
trade and commerce
hasFeature centrality of the household
extensive use of slave labor
gender inequality
importance of patron-client relationships
legal inequality
public political participation for male citizens
social mobility for some freedmen
urban-rural divide
hasInstitution Roman Senate
Roman army
Roman citizenship
Roman family
Roman law
clientela
collegia
gladiatorial games
imperial cult
municipal councils
paterfamilias
patronage system
popular assemblies
public baths
public festivals
slavery system
hasLegalConcept civitas
patria potestas
status civitatis
status familiae
status libertatis
hasReligion Roman polytheism
household gods
state cults
hasSocialClass citizens
equites
freedmen
non-citizens
patricians
plebeians
provincials
senatorial class
slaves
women
hasTimePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
hasValue auctoritas
dignitas
honor
mos maiorum
pietas
public service
virtus
influenced Western concepts of citizenship
later European legal systems
urban public life in Europe
partOf ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Pistor usedInHistoricalContext Roman society
Ubii culturalInfluence Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Caudex culturalContext Roman aristocracy
linked to: Roman society
Ascalon culture Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Caius Marcius Coriolanus opposedBy Roman plebeians
linked to: Roman society
Constantine usedIn Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Romanized Britons culture Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Roman theater of Beneventum hasCulturalContext Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Lucania and Bruttium influencedBy Roman culture
linked to: Roman society
Roman equestrian order partOf Roman social hierarchy
linked to: Roman society
Roman equestrian order relatedTo Roman plebeians
linked to: Roman society
Carrhae underInfluenceOf Roman culture
linked to: Roman society