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The ancient Roman society were divided into classes (Patricians and Plebeians). Patricians were the wealthy ones while Plebeians were the lower class people.

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“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” – Augustus

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𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬

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"I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble." - Augustus

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The Romans at that time were mostly polytheistic. They worshipped many gods and goddesses even though some already adopt Christianity and Judaism.

Some of the gods include Jupiter, the protector of the state; Juno, the protector of women; Minerva, the goddess of craft and wisdom; etc.

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The Roman Army was famed for its discipline, organisation, and innovation in both weapons and tactics. It is one of the first full time, paid professional armies in the world.

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For the Patricians there were the people who prayed (clergy and noblemen) and the people who fought (knights and soldiers). For the Plebeians there were the people who worked (peasants).

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However, in 380 CE, Emperor Theodosius released the Edict of Thessalonica that made Christianity the official religion in Rome. Since then, the people in Rome became Christians.

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The famous 'military machine' of the medieval age, being the largest military unit of Roman army. A legion was about 5,000 men in several cohorts of heavy infantry (legionaries). Each legion is commanded by a Legate or Legatus. Its soldiers were rightly feared for their training, discipline and stamina.

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The Praetorian Guard served as the Emperor’s personal bodyguard. They are formed from the best, bravest and most loyal knights.

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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1463/ancient-roman-society/

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https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/gods-and-goddesses-ancient-rome/

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Not really a significant element of a Roman battle force. Far more status was attached to being a legionary and fighting hand to hand combat. Their jobs are usually just to patrol, and act as scouts and messengers.

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Surprisingly, Roman navy was quite behind if compared to other civilizations such as Greek and the Carthaginians Because of Rome's expanding territories, they decided to ramp up on their naval army. Ultimately, the Roman navy became such a powerful force in such a short time. And then, almost as soon as it had developed, the power and importance of the navy waned quickly.

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The Romans' social rank were determined by their ancestry, their census rank (which were their wealth and political privillege), and citizenship.

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Romans improve and perfected aqueducts (primitive canals for irrigation and water transport)

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Roman concrete was considerably weaker than its modern counterpart, but it has proved remarkably durable thanks to its unique recipe, which used slaked lime and volcanic ash known as pozzolana to create a sticky paste.

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Ancient Rome created the codex, a stack of bound pages that is recognized as the earliest incarnation of the book.

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Ancient Rome was an empire, one of which was agrarian. It used the enslaved population of all the conquered lands as free agricultural labor.

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The economy of the Roman empire was predominantly agrarian, which meant that landowners, agricultural laborers, and small tenant farmers were highly dependent upon each other to be able to assure stability.

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The art and culture of Rome was often influenced by those they conquered throughout their empire. Much of Roman culture was adopted from the Greeks, but as the empire grew, the Roman's began to develop their own culture.

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Poetry itself was known as the most famous form of literature to be found in the Roman Empire. Several known poets at the tome included Horace, Ovid, Lucan and Virgil who had authored 3 of the most famous poems in Latin literature, The Aeneid was considered to be one of Rome's national epics.

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After successfully conquering the Greeks, the Romans became infatuated with philosophy. Cicero was a prominent philosopher and skeptic of the times. He'd often teach about questioning any ideas or facts that one would hear and ask "How do they know that?" and "How could they be sure?" Stoicism philosophers taught logic, order, and rationalism. They would teach people that they should used their time wisely and not waste it on unimportant matters.

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This era was that of the classical Roman civilization, starting with overthrowing the Roman Kingdom and establishing the Roman Empire. This very era was the era where Rome's control expanded over the entire Mediterranean world.

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The two consuls were primarily generals whose task it was to lead Rome’s armies in war. In times of military emergency, when unity of command was sometimes necessary, Rome appointed a dictator in place of the consuls, however, these dictators could not hold supreme military command for any longer than six months.

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existing under the monarchy and served as an advisory council for the king, now advised both magistrates and the Roman people. Although in theory the people were sovereign and the Senate only offered advice, in actual practice the Senate wielded enormous power because of the collective prestige of its members.