Greek and Roman identities were no ordinary ones . His study related to all ages and character . To that extent he can be termed as an intelligent psychologist , he grasped the best in the human being . He defined one 's role in this world . He knew the art of lending history with biography . His specialty was to pair a Greek with a Roman , of identical careers and status . How the cross currents , personal ambitions and valor interplayed and influenced their lives...

Lives , 509 . He was an exemplary Roman , proving himself on the battlefield as well as in politics , where his goal was to empower the people , especially the impoverished farmers . His younger brother by 9 years , Caius , followed in his footsteps . He agitated for the specific reforms of enlarging the franchise and the land ownership of the poor . Plutarch makes note that in his oratory he caused a revolution just by adjusting his posture . When making speeches in the People 's...

Religion . Ancient Rome was a predominantly agricultural civilization (MSN Encarta , 2007 . Hence , Romans believed that deities governed every aspect of the natural world (MSN Encarta , 2007 . They even tried to ``construe ' the ``will ' of the gods by analyzing animal activities and body parts (MSN Encarta , 2007 . The Romans , however , adopted from the Etruscans a religion that was based from the Greek pantheon or family of gods (MSN Encarta , 2007 . As a result , most Greek gods have Roman counterparts (MSN Encarta...