Lack Of Justice In Ancient Rome
As the ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu, said, “Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained.” This quote means that you should always treat people kindly no matter how mean or different they are. The Romans treated people who were different to them, foreigners, inhumanely because they were different. Rome treated the Gauls very inhumanely because their culture and way of thinking was different than theirs. Killing or enslaving foreign people because they are viewed as different exemplifies a lack of justice. The Romans showed a lack of justice because they were not kind or fair to the people who were different than them. The Romans killed people who
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The Romans enslaved many foreigners and treated them very badly. The slaves were beaten up if they did not behave, “ I do not mind tongue lashings, but I do hate real floggings,” ( Plautus, Menaechmi, Act V, Scene IV). This shows that the slaves were beaten so badly that they were totally fine with being verbally abused. It also shows that their only reason to behave themselves is because they would be afraid to be beaten up. The slaves were worked so hard and they would not get a break, and they had to try to avoid blunders. By doing this the Romans showed that they were lacking the virtue justice because they enslaved many people because they were foreigners and had a completely different culture, and a different way of thinking. Rome treated the foreigners with no respect especially the Gauls. During the Mithridatic Wars the king was deserted by his people and asked the leader of the Gauls, Bituitus, to help him out. He wanted Bituitus to put him out of his misery and he agreed, “ Bituitus, thus appealed to, rendered the king the service that he desired, ” ( Appain, History of Rome: The Mithridatic Wars). The Gauls accommodated Rome and they still treated them badly. Bitutius did the king, Mithridates, a favor even though the favor was to kill him, but he could have said no and leave the king in
The Romans enslaved many foreigners and treated them very badly. The slaves were beaten up if they did not behave, “ I do not mind tongue lashings, but I do hate real floggings,” ( Plautus, Menaechmi, Act V, Scene IV). This shows that the slaves were beaten so badly that they were totally fine with being verbally abused. It also shows that their only reason to behave themselves is because they would be afraid to be beaten up. The slaves were worked so hard and they would not get a break, and they had to try to avoid blunders. By doing this the Romans showed that they were lacking the virtue justice because they enslaved many people because they were foreigners and had a completely different culture, and a different way of thinking. Rome treated the foreigners with no respect especially the Gauls. During the Mithridatic Wars the king was deserted by his people and asked the leader of the Gauls, Bituitus, to help him out. He wanted Bituitus to put him out of his misery and he agreed, “ Bituitus, thus appealed to, rendered the king the service that he desired, ” ( Appain, History of Rome: The Mithridatic Wars). The Gauls accommodated Rome and they still treated them badly. Bitutius did the king, Mithridates, a favor even though the favor was to kill him, but he could have said no and leave the king in