Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ieved to hold whether the Roman citizen livedupon the Euphrates or the Thames. The law of the RomanEmpire is its chief legacy to posterity. Its provisions are stillin force in many of the states of Europe to-day, and it is one ofthe subjects of study in our American universities. Wives andchildren were protected from the cruelty of the head of thehouse, who, in earlier centuries, had been privileged to treatthe members of his family as slaves. The law held
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ieved to hold whether the Roman citizen livedupon the Euphrates or the Thames. The law of the RomanEmpire is its chief legacy to posterity. Its provisions are stillin force in many of the states of Europe to-day, and it is one ofthe subjects of study in our American universities. Wives andchildren were protected from the cruelty of the head of thehouse, who, in earlier centuries, had been privileged to treatthe members of his family as slaves. The law held that it wasbetter that a guilty person should escape than thAt an innocentperson should be condemned. It conceived mankind, not as agroup of nations and tribes, each with its own laws, but as one Medieval and Modem Times Roads Colonies, public buildings people included in one great empire and subject to a singlesystem of law based upon fairness and reason. Magnificent roads were constructed, which enabled the mes-sengers of the government and its armies to reach every partof the Empire with what at that time seemed incredible Fig. 2. Roman Bridge at St. Chamas This Roman bridge with its handsome portals, at St. Chamas in southern France, was built in the time of the Emperor Augustus; that is, about the beginning of the Christian era These highways made trade comparatively easy and encouragedmerchants and travelers to visit the most distant portions of therealm. Everywhere they found the same coins and the samesystem of weights and measures. Colonies were sent out to the confines of the Empire, andthe remains of great public buildings, of theaters and bridges,of sumptuous villas and baths at places like Treves, Cologne,Bath, and Salzburg, indicate how thoroughly the influence andcivilization of Rome penetrated to the utmost parts of the terri-tory subject to her rule. The illustrations in this chapter willshow what wonderfully fine towns the Roman colonies were. The gov
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