Romans, Definition of their Violence vs. Modern Society In many modern books written about Ancient Rome and her people, the Romans are often portrayed as brutal and unforgiving people who enjoyed violence and thought it was amusing to see people being injured and killed to the point of obsession. It is my aim to establish whether this classification of the Romans is justified or if it is simply and exaggeration of what a small group …showed first 75 words of 1081 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1081 total…that people watch boxing – to see people getting hurt, and the ‘highlights’ of the motor racing are always the spectacular crashes. Therefore, the Romans were no more violent as a society than our own. We have the same sort of entertainment and enjoy the same violent things. I think that it is very unfair to say that the Romans were obsessed with violence when we ourselves partake in the same sort of things they did.