Ancient Rome
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Rome was the greatest and most complex empire in the ancient world. The reason is that Rome was very successful in many ways. First of all, the Romans were technologically advanced for their time. They created many new innovations, which we still use today. Second they had almost every type of government there is. They've had a kingdom, a republic, a dictatorship, and an empire. Their democracy would be the basis for most modern democracies. The people have always been involved with and loved their government. In order for societies to have political consciousness they must understand that the state is secular, the state's purpose is to serve the people, and that citizens work to benefit the state. The role of women in ancient Rome was greatly under estimated...