HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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concept of government by laws.
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rejection of the concept of slavery.
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establishment of agricultural communes.
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belief that political power should be controlled by the military.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Romans were first to recognized a clear distinction between state and society and this idea was totally unknown to Greek philosophers, who could not but identify the state with society. This contribution of the Romans has been regarded as the historic contribution in Western political thought.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. The Roman laws are the basis of the law of many European countries. 2. The Roman Code of Laws was made by emperor Justinian on this basis, the laws of Germany, France, Italy and Spain were made England also got great help from this Code of Laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -Romans most lasting and great contribution to the western civilization is the law. The earliest Roman law mostly dealt with the rights of the Roman citizens. With the expan-sion of the Roman Empire, the Romans came to accept that laws should be fair and equal to every person, whether wealthy or poor.