Livy(n) for Canuleius–Hannah Schofield
It's always fun and games just reading the material, then I have to actually formulate thoughts for the blog posts...it's a struggle, y'all.
Anyhow, the whole situation was really intense and basically broken down into: plebians vs. patricians. Lower class of society vs. higher class of society. What struck me was the audacity of Canuleius when he stood and gave such a powerful speech on the topic of intermarriage. Intermarriage, in this case, was the marriage of individuals in altering classes of society, and, to no surprise, it was a big no-no in the Roman culture. He passionately stood behind his opinion of (excuse me while I paraphrase) letting intermarriage happen because isn't it better to create leaders out of countrymen and citizens than of strangers from foreign lands?
He strongly advocates for some type of change to happen by stating, "What then? Ought no innovation ever to be introduced; and because a thing has not yet been done– and in a new community there are many things which have not yet been done– ought they not to be done, even when they are advantageous?" Canuleius realizes there is absolutely no reason for so much segregation between the social classes and stands in the front line of advocating for change, a change for the betterment of Roman culture. I agree with his point of view, and respect him for such valid points.
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Anyhow, the whole situation was really intense and basically broken down into: plebians vs. patricians. Lower class of society vs. higher class of society. What struck me was the audacity of Canuleius when he stood and gave such a powerful speech on the topic of intermarriage. Intermarriage, in this case, was the marriage of individuals in altering classes of society, and, to no surprise, it was a big no-no in the Roman culture. He passionately stood behind his opinion of (excuse me while I paraphrase) letting intermarriage happen because isn't it better to create leaders out of countrymen and citizens than of strangers from foreign lands?
He strongly advocates for some type of change to happen by stating, "What then? Ought no innovation ever to be introduced; and because a thing has not yet been done– and in a new community there are many things which have not yet been done– ought they not to be done, even when they are advantageous?" Canuleius realizes there is absolutely no reason for so much segregation between the social classes and stands in the front line of advocating for change, a change for the betterment of Roman culture. I agree with his point of view, and respect him for such valid points.
Commented on: Katie's & Phillip's
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