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Even during the late empire, nearly a thousand years from its founding, many Romans believed that they were still living according to the laws laid down by the
by hyperion2010 11y ago
Even during the late empire, nearly a thousand years from its founding, many Romans believed that they were still living according to the laws laid down by the 12 tablets.
Food for thought in light of the common belief that we still live by the Constitution.
On the other hand don't forget that a favorite Roman pastime was to watch live fish cooking in a glass bowl.
- toothbrush 11y ago> On the other hand don't forget that a favorite Roman pastime was to watch live fish cooking in a glass bowl. I wonder if modern factory farms are any less barbaric?
- thfuran 11y agoInsofar as they aren't a popular tourist destination for people wanting to watch animals suffer, yes.
- toothbrush 11y agoHowever, i posit that 100 years from now, people will marvel at our disregard for non-humans' rights and dignity. Maybe i'm just optimistic though :)
- eimai134 11y agoThe modern factory farms sound more barbaric, and people refuse to look at them. Many turn their heads away whenever you want to show them something about them - something very ignoble about people who don't want to know what is happening due to the choices they are making.
- ckozlowski 11y ago>Food for thought in light of the common belief that we still live by the Constitution. I won't be so naive that things haven't changed a lot since it's inception, but I don't recall Rome having an independent judiciary either, with sole jurisdiction over Constitutional issues. Just saying. I don't think it's as dead as some might lead you to believe.