Individual honor, in my opinion, is the upholding of integrity and of respect for others, particularly when challenged. This challenge can take many forms, such as a debate, a competition, or an exam. It can be either an inner conflict or outer conflict, but it must require the participant(s) to overcome certain odds, and in … Read more
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Introduction
The presence of women as both spectators and participants in the gladiatorial games (munera) signified the burgeoning coexistence of sensuality and brutality in the Roman psyche. On the cusp of the imperial period, Rome stood as a monument to its dichotomous social order. Class conflict marred the political landscape, and Augustus (63 B.C. to 14 … Read more