ANCIENT ROMAN WRITING
The Romans are famous for their keeps large amounts of written records at a
time, which was how they kept their territories so organized and how we know so much about them. They had records on every single being on the land of the Roman Empire, including age, marriages, and military service. They also kept written records of wills, legal trials, and all the laws and decrees made by the government at the time
of which they were enforced. The Roman were truly ahead of their time when it came to writing, because we still use these record types to date.
An Ancient Roman Document
After conquering the Greeks, the Romans became fascinated by the art of poetry. The most popular school within the Roman Empire was stoicism. Stoicism taught that the universe was proper and wise. It stated that, nevertheless a persons riches, beliefs or position, they should always strive to do their personal best. These ideas attracted the Romans. Roman philosophers such as Seneca, Cicero and the Emperor Marcus Aurelius took after this idea, and built a career based off of it. Romans set the stage for future philosophers to wander freely regardless of their beliefs, wealth or role in society.