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helenS · 36-40, F
I'm afraid this will not happen. The American republic is already hurt too much for this to happen. If the republic would be healthy, Mr. DT would have been hanged immediately after his coup d'état.
Compare the late Roman republic. Their whole constitution was made to ensure there will be no Augustus. Take your history book and look what happened.
Compare the late Roman republic. Their whole constitution was made to ensure there will be no Augustus. Take your history book and look what happened.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@helenS Christianity took over the Roman Republic though, just after 306 CE with Constantine. Romans, despite their beliefs, didn't have religion as apart of their government before Christianity.
Yeah! History repeats itself.
Religion and Governance in the Roman Republic
You are correct in stating that religion was not officially integrated into the government structure of the Roman Republic.
Absence of Formal Religious Governance
No Codified Religion:
Roman religion, characterized by rituals and customs, was part of daily life but was not incorporated into official government policy or law.
Unlike later Christian practices, there was no legal framework that mandated religious observances within the governance of the Republic.
Role of Priests:
While individuals held religious titles, such as priests and augurs, their functions were not legislative. These roles had more to do with performing rites rather than establishing laws or policies.
Distinction from Christianity
Integration of Religion in Later Governance:
Christianity explicitly merged religious beliefs with the state, creating laws that were grounded in Christian doctrine. This formal link established a system where religion directly influenced governance.
By emphasizing that Roman Religion operated independently of formal government structure, it highlights the significant shift that occurred with the rise of Christianity, which did connect religion to state law and governance in a way that was never a feature of the Roman Republic.
You are correct in stating that religion was not officially integrated into the government structure of the Roman Republic.
Absence of Formal Religious Governance
No Codified Religion:
Roman religion, characterized by rituals and customs, was part of daily life but was not incorporated into official government policy or law.
Unlike later Christian practices, there was no legal framework that mandated religious observances within the governance of the Republic.
Role of Priests:
While individuals held religious titles, such as priests and augurs, their functions were not legislative. These roles had more to do with performing rites rather than establishing laws or policies.
Distinction from Christianity
Integration of Religion in Later Governance:
Christianity explicitly merged religious beliefs with the state, creating laws that were grounded in Christian doctrine. This formal link established a system where religion directly influenced governance.
By emphasizing that Roman Religion operated independently of formal government structure, it highlights the significant shift that occurred with the rise of Christianity, which did connect religion to state law and governance in a way that was never a feature of the Roman Republic.
Yeah! History repeats itself.
helenS · 36-40, F
@DeWayfarer
Christianity took over the Roman Republic though, just after 306 CE with Constantine.
No no the Roman Republic ended in 27BC. In 27 BC, a certain Gaius Octavius, was granted the title "Augustus" by the Roman Senate, marking the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of a tyranny that lasted for several centuries. It wasn't really the Senate though, because Augustus had murdered almost all senators in the years before 27, and replaced them by his puppets.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@helenS As I pointed out to even ChatGPT Constantine was still a Caesar. Rome existed several centuries after Augustus. After Constantine Rome did not exist after its fall in 476 CE.
Rome didn't last more than 170 years after Constantine became Caesar.
Rome didn't last more than 170 years after Constantine became Caesar.