Who Was Really Roman? When Did Romans Stop Being Roman?
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🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with a video in which we discuss what Roman identity was and how one became Roman. What did it actually mean to be Roman? The answer changed dramatically across more than two thousand years. This video traces Roman identity, or Romanitas, from the myths of Aeneas and Romulus to the Greek-speaking Romans of Constantinople and the final echoes of Romanness in the modern Balkans. We examine how Rome evolved from a small city-state with an exclusive civic identity into a vast empire capable of absorbing Italians, Gauls, Greeks, Egyptians, Iberians, and many others. The Social War, Cicero’s moral ideal of citizenship, Romanization, military service, and Caracalla’s landmark citizenship decree of 212 CE all transformed who could claim to b
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