Western Civ Questions: Week, 15

As I prepare to write a post concerning ancient Western civilization, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or last post and might interest you further.

The Ending of Rome

• Why is forms of justice the most differentiated part of the Roman and Barbaric societies? Some Barbaric practices were actually somewhat similar to modern practices, however they tended to use superstition to judge guilty or innocence. Why is that the most refined part of society that tends to be absent in old barbaric cultures? What is the significance of guilty or innocent and ultimate justice?

• After the Barbarians took over half of Rome, they split up into their old tribes to run Rome. But only one of the tribes succeeded in learning how to now peacefully run Rome. This was by adopting the Roman religion of Christianity. Others tried to be just like the Romans except for their religious differences, and others tried to dominate the native Romans. Why did this melding of religion succeed overall?

• Over the course of Rome, many rulers suffered violent deaths, and none truly did more good than bad for their people. Why is this the case? It is true that the rulers were tyrannical and that must've played a part, but that being the case, is there a clear difference between rulership and tyranny among the human race?