By the second century CE the Roman Empire, now encompassing the Mediterranean basin and beyond, was in its glory days. With conquest largely completed, the pax Romana (Roman peace) generally prevailed and commerce flourished, as did the arts and literature. The empire enjoyed a century (96-180 CE) of autocratic but generally benevolent rule. In 155 CE a well-known scholar and orator form the city of Smyrna on the west coast of Anatolia (present-day Turkey) arrived for a visit to the imperial capital of Rome. He was Aelius Aristides (ca. 117-181 CE), a widely traveled Greek-speaking member of a wealthy landowning family whose members had been granted Roman citizenship several decades earlier. While in Rome, Aristides delivered to the imperial court and in front of the emperor, Antonius, a formal speech of praise and gratitude, known as a panegyric, celebrating the virtues and achievements of the Roman Empire.
Read the following excerpt The Roman Oration by Aelius Aristides in 155 CE.
Answer the following questions, in paragraph form, following the guidelines on the Forum Instructions and Grading handout (shared with you in Google). You do not have to address each question in order, but you must address all five questions within your answer. Your answer should be multiple paragraphs. Include citations from the article, The Roman Oration (Doc 1) and from textbook Ways of the World chapter three (Strayer 149).
1. What does Aristides identify as the unique features of the Roman Empire? Which of these features in particular may have given the empire a measure of legitimacy in the eyes of its many subject peoples? What other factors, unmentioned by Aristides, may have contributed to the maintenance of Roman authority?
2. What does Aristides mean by referring to the empire as a "common democracy of the world"?
3. Why might Aristides, a Greek-speaking resident of a land well outside the Roman heartland, be so enamored of the empire?
4. To what extent does Aristides' oration provide evidence for the development of a composite Greco-Roman culture and sensibility within the Roman Empire.
5. How does this speech compare, in both style and content, with that of Pericles' Funeral Oration?
Aristides identifies power, own decisions, and governing in their own decision as a unique way of the Roman Empire (Doc 1,A,D,E). He mentions these things in his speech a lot. Rome was a great empire. Despite a number of weaknesses within the Roman imperial system, the Roman Peace held up rather well for two centuries (Doc 1, O). It borders significantly, so that it reaches the apex of its expansion. Aristides says, “The land you possess equals what the sun can pass over, and the sun does encompass your land… You don’t reign within fixed boundaries, and another state does not dictate the limits of the land you control.” (Doc 1,O,D) This means that the land has equal qualities as the sun. It can’t take over the land that you own. Some things that might have come up with the maintenance of Roman authority are trade, shipping, agriculture, and metallurgy. All of the arts and crafts were things that were produced from the earth. When Aristides refers to the empire as the “common democracy of the world,” he means that you’re under the rule of the best ruler and director (doc 1,H). In every city throughout the empire there are many who share citizenship with you, no less than the share citizenship with their fellow natives (Doc 1,H). Aristides is enamored by his empire because of the culture he created. As a vast and comprehensive as its size is, your empire is much greater for its perfection than for the area its borders encircle (Doc 1,F). You as an individual, rule alone over free men. You are the one who conducts business throughout the world (Doc 1,G). Aristides Oration of Pericles provides evidence that its culture became Greco-based. It had power in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people (Doc 1,M,A). This speech and The Funeral Oration of Pericles compare to each other. Aristides Oration shows how power, laws, and own decisions can make a government come together (Doc 1,A,B,D). In the speech we just read, he tells us how the farmlands were, the size of the empire, and that the world has a common democracy (Doc 1,F,I).
ReplyDeleteI think that you have really good ideas and really good answers to the topic. I feel like you completely understood the reading and you knew what it was talking about. I like how you started off by saying that Rome had many problems, but that they kept the peace going for two centuries. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say on the topic and I think that you did an amazing job writing down your ideas. Really good work.
DeleteI agree with your response. I think that you really understood what the article was about. You didn't stray from the topic. I like that you addressed every question like we were supposed to. You expanded all of your ideas and that helped create a better understanding of the article. I think if someone had never read Aristides' speech they would still have a good understanding of it after reading your response. It was the perfect summary.
DeleteI like the way you put together this answer. It helped me understand the article a little more about what the equality within Rome with the comparison of the sun rising in the east and setting i the west.
DeleteI like the ways you answer the questions; I answered them similarly. You made great points on how they used power as a unique characteristics of Rome. If Rome had anything it was power. They also made their own decisions and they governed that way. I completely agree.
DeleteYou made great points and i agree completely with what you said. You identified Rome's great use of power and cited everything correctly. Great job.
DeleteYour reply was very thorough and informative. You backed up all statements with evidence and posed very good answers. I agree with your response and many of the details you used. Every question was answered and made clearer with your evidence.
DeleteI completely agree. Your ideas were good, and you backed all of it up. The response was clear and well put, understanding this was easier because of this response.
DeleteAristides starts off by talking about how great Rome is and also how powerful it is. Aristides says how vast Rome is and he also talks about Rome’s prosperity, power, and way of live.“The clear implication is that the Roman Empire is vaster than that of ancient Persia.”(doc 1- E) Aristides mentions all theses things a lot so this gives me the understanding that Aristides is amazed by Rome itself. I think that Rome did a good job of transforming itself from a weak little city-state to a massive and powerful empire. Becoming a citizen of Rome was not very hard so I think that many people loved Rome and many people also traveled to Rome to become citizens of a great empire. “You have divided humanity into Romans and non-Romans.”(doc 1-H) I think that this saying in the Oration shows the great deal of pride that a Roman citizen have towards Rome. When Rome conquered Egypt they gain extremely good farmland.“Your farmlands are Egypt, Sicily, and all of cultivated Africa.”(doc 1-F) When Rome conquered Greece the new culture was known as Greco-Roman.“Roman citizen and who shared in the Greco-Roman high culture of the empire.”(doc 1-J) Aristides also states that “a native of Asia Minor, was Hellene. A non-Hellene, or barbarian, was either someone from outside the empire or one of the empire’s uneducated masses.”(doc 1-K,L) Hellene no longer only refer to an ethnic Greek. I feel that Aristides saw Rome as one of the most powerful empire and that no other empire can compare to Rome’s power.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response. All of your ideas were precise and clear. Reading your response helped me understand the article better. I read some of your ideas and looked at the article again. I looked at some parts from a different angle. This was a really good and thorough response.
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DeleteI think that when Aristides said "common democracy of the world" I think that he means you can be a citizen or be from another place, but if you have a Roman citizenship you will always be a part of Rome. The Funeral Oration of Pericles compare to the Oration that Aristides said because they both talk about how each of their empires were so great.
DeleteI agree with your response. It helped me answer and understand what the article itself was telling me. You answered basically every question one-hundred percent correctly. You stayed on the topic at hand and you never went off topic with your response. I especially liked your last answer, it was simple and correct at the same time. You may have missed a question on number one because you have to remember, there was multiple questions that they were asking.
DeleteYour ideas were clear and straight forward. Your response helped me with mine as well. You described the empire so well and because of the compassion that you added mad it that much easier for me to understand the article.
DeleteI agree with your response. I believe that it was clear and stayed on topic.You helped me better understand the article and the questions asked.It was a great response.
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DeleteI agree with your response. I really like how you explained everything really clearly. It helped me understand the article better. I enjoyed reading your passage. Your description was great about the empire and the power that it had.
DeleteI like the way you summarized this passage. You answered the questions correctly and clearly. It was straight forward and you also included all of the facts. By this summary I can clearly get an image of what the article was about. I also get a clear view of what you read.
DeleteI agree with all that you said, your response was clear, and it summarized the article thoroughly. Straight forward answers, and the description was perfect in regards to the empire with it's power.
DeleteAristides identifies their great expansion, successful trading, and their "world democracy" as the unique features of the Roman Empire (Doc 1,A,D,F). He places the most emphasis on these aspects in his speech. I think their world democracy gave them a measure of legitimacy in the eyes of their subjects. When referring to the empire as a "common democracy of the world", Aristides meant that Rome was a great empire. It gave the people options. You didn't have to get rid of your native citizenship to be a Roman citizen. You could be both. Aristides was probably so enamored by the Roman Empire because it was so incredibly powerful and huge and it faced minimal threats. It was not a cruel empire. It had laws, but its citizens were still treated fairly. Aristides Oration of Pericles provides evidence that its culture became Greco-based. The citizens had power as a whole. It wasn't just the people in the government. This speech and The Funeral Oration of Pericles compare to each other in that they both admire the good parts of two different empires.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response. I like how you responded to each question. Your passage is very clear and explains everything clearly.
DeleteIt gave me a better explanation on the passage and it helped my understand why the empire had unique features.
DeleteI really like your responds to the answer and I also really like the way you answered each question. Each responds to the answer is dead on all the responses make sense and they are all really good answers. I really liked reading your passage because it was well written and explains everything very clearly. Good job and great work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response. It helped me answer and understand what the article itself was telling me. You answered basically every question one-hundred percent correctly. You stayed on the topic at hand and you never went off topic with your response. I especially liked your last answer, it was simple and correct at the same time. Next time though, make sure you read the whole question, you may have missed the multiple questions on number one.
DeleteAristides identifies length of the empire, power, how they govern, how they rule, and there is no huge minority as the unique features of the Roman government (Doc1, a, f, h, g). I think the feature that gave the empire a measure of legitimacy was the faked that almost anybody could become a Roman citizen.” Neither the sea nor the great expanse of intervening land keeps one from being a citizen” (Doc1, g). One factor that could have helped in the maintenance of Roman authority, that wasn’t mentioned, could be how the emperor was seen. The way people saw him and the way they ruled.
ReplyDeleteAristides means, by referring to Rome as a” common democracy of the world”, that you are ruled by the best ruler and director (Doc1, h).”World democracy” under the rule of one man, the best ruler and director” (Doc1). Aristides was most-likely enamored by the empire because of how vast there empire was, and how there were many cultures within it (Doc1 a, i). Aristides oration provides evidence of composite Greco-Roman culture within the Roman Empire by saying no one was ruled by one minority (Doc 1, I). This compares to Pericles Funeral Oration because they both glorified there empires in miracles’ ways.
I well understood why you thought what you did and this helped me better understand the reading to a further extinct. You stayed on topic and gave great reasoning behind your answer and that made it easy to follow through.
DeleteAristides has the idea that Rome had these values to follow that captured the spirit of prosperity which meant meant wealth and success, cosmopolitanism, and universal mission (doc 1,c,d). Of course Rome had to go through an expansion to display more sensitivity to law and good government. They began with the Nerva and ended with Marcus Aurelius (doc 1, b).With all the religious beliefs that Rome had such as when they would offer prayers because of something they had on their mind or to reach to their destination with safety. All together with these religious beliefs Aristides thought of Rome as a ''world democracy'' which was saying that they should have been under the ruling of the best ruler and director (doc 1, c,i). The Romans were very successful in agriculture due to the location of their farmlands in Egypt, Sicily, and all of curved Africa (doc 1, f). Aristides wanted there to be a common channel within Rome that included the following of trade, shipping, agriculture, and metallurgy (doc 1, g). There always seemed to be two main cultures within Rome which were Hellene and non-Hellene. This was a time where Hellene meant anyone who was a Roman citizen and shared the Greco-Roman high culture of the empire. While a non-Hellene was known as a Barbarian/ someone from outside the empire (doc 1, j). Lastly they had a system of laws and religious beliefs that were applied to all, as a seance of equality. As Aristides said , '' that Great Governor and his son be preserved and obtain blessings for all'' (doc 1, k).
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement and fully acknowledge your intent, Aristides had looked at the Roman Empire in a more universal way than anything and saw it as a blessing to other cities that were in connection with it because it set a sort of foundation for them.
DeleteI agree with your response and I think you hit great points with the sensitivity to law and good government. Aristides looked as his empire as a world opportunity for the Rome empire.
DeleteUnique features that Aristides identified about the Roman Empire were its greatness, vastness and most importantly its belief of “world democracy” (Doc 1, E). Which means being able to be a citizen of Rome while simultaneously being a citizen of a different place (Doc 1, E). This gave the Roman Empire a sense of legitimacy in the eyes of its people for being a "common democracy of the world"(Doc 1, E). This personally made Aristides develop a love for Rome even though he lived on the outskirts of the Roman capital.
ReplyDeleteAristides’ Oration provides evidence that culture became Greco-based. The citizens had power as a whole and just the people in the government (Doc 1, E). Aristides’ oration and Pericles' Funeral Oration are both different. Perciles’ oration shows how power and laws can make a government come together (Doc 1, A, B, D). In Aristides’ oration he tells us how the farmlands were, the size of the empire, and that the world has a common democracy (Doc 1, F, I).
I can see where you are coming from with your view on how you saw the article, Aristides did in fact emphasize how the Roman empires expansion had been very unique to that time period. Your summary of the article is well understood.
DeleteI agree with all you have stated and can also see where you have gotten your ideas and thoughts from. It made better since because you have given more detail son how the following is true and made the reading clear.
DeleteI agree with your response and everything you have stated. You cited your evidence well so I could look through the document and see where you got your evidence from. You answered all of the questions required, and had good answers for all of them. Aristides did say the world had a common democracy in his oration. You gave very clear answers so your response was very easy to understand. I could tell where you got all of your thoughts from.
DeleteI agree with your response and the points that Aristedes has made to signify his empire is unique. The evidence you use further supports your statements and gives insight to your reasoning.
DeleteAristides oration identifies the success of the empire, the expansion, government method and it's unquestioned power all as things that contribute to the uniqueness of the Roman empire (Doc, E,G, K,I,L). It was clear that there was a legitimacy to this empire just as soon as Aristides spoke of just how much of an expansion of Roman rule there had been across the Mediterranean for he even had said," Now, however it has become fact," proving its absolute power to not only the speaker but the people as well (Doc E,F,G). Factors that contributed to the elongation of the Roman empire were things like trade, shipping, commerce and absolutely citizenship (Doc, F,I,J,M). When Aristides refers to the Empire as the "common democracy of the World" he is giving it a huge compliment, identifying that one ruler has been able to make Rome so profoundly promising that the only distinction between people is Roman and Non-Roman (Doc, I,J,N). The orator was so enamored by the empire in that he really believed that Romans methods and wellbeing was in fact tied into every city-state at the time he even said, " It is not easy to decide which is the greater: the superiority of this city relative to cities that presently exist or the superiority of this empire relative to all empires that ever existed.."(Doc, G). In addition to this, Aristides Oration of Pericles gives evidence that its culture in time became Greco-based. It had power in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people (Doc, I,J,K).This speech and The Funeral Oration of Pericles do are in fact similar to each other. Aristides Oration shows how power, laws, and expansion under can unite a government (Doc1 E,H J,K,L,M). Also in the speech I have just read, I was taught how the farmlands were, the size of the empire, and that the world had a common democracy(Doc 1 , E,F, G, K ,J, M).
ReplyDeleteI really liked your response. It was really clear and stayed on topic. You had a very thorough response. I especially like your description of Aristides use of "common democracy of the world". It was an overall great response
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and liked how you worded out the civilization in the Rome empire. You really hit the points with the way you described citizenship.
DeleteAristides identifies their great expansion, successful trading, and their "world democracy", the way they governed and the aspect of daily living as the unique features of the Roman Empire (Doc 1,a b c d e f g h). Aristides mentioned these things many times through his speech as an way to show hoe we feels torward his small city-state turning into a larger, more complex empire that he feels will be stong and pwerfull. He plces stong empisises pn all these aspects but one ethat really was unique and, as I think, given the empire a measure of legitimacy in the eyes of its many subject peoples is that any one fom where ever thay have been can easily become a citizen under there rule( Doc 1,f g).This ment that democracy adn the respect for other cultures and whomever may wounder into thir land was welcomed and looked as a brother not a forighner who invaded there sacred land. Some other factors that may have ditributed to Aristides mainting Roman authority would be trade, shipping, agriculture, and metallurgy(Doc 1,b c d). This allowed hom to have control over what come in and out, who they make trades with and even how the Roman culture even spreaded and made them a Great Empire. When Aristides said, "common democracy of the world", he is refering to the belife that hter government was like a mixture of all instituions(Doc 1,h). When I say a mixture of all instituitions i mean all government styles such as; Democracy, Articarcy, Monarchy. I think that a regular man, Aristides would would be so enormed with Rome because of the “citizenship” that was strange to many but opened many doors for the poor and lower class(Strayer 124). In many places only those who were rich or even born into a rich family would be allowed to vote or speak ain public affiars. Yet, when “citizenship” came to be lower class were given equal rights and they all were able to vote and speak in public affiars. This was something that no one had ever seen before. Another reason my be that the empire was vast and was multi-cultured(Strayer 129) With so mnay religous it was okay if you believed in one not the other and with the empire rapidly expanding it was becomeing bigger and more advanced as the years went by. From what I have read i believe that the Oration shows an outstanding pride that a Roman citizen have towards Rome. Aristides stated that “A native of Asia Minor, was Hellene. A non-Hellene, or barbarian, was either someone from outside the empire or one of the empire’s uneducated masses(Doc 1, 3). From this quote you can grasp that hte word Hellene no longer only refer to an ethnic Greek but to all whom lived under the Roman Empire at that time. This speech compare to Pericles' Funeral Oration in both speech and style. Aristides speech was more about the greatness and how powerful and fair the empire was, with all the rules and government style( Doc 1,a b c d e f g h ). While The oration of Pericles was also about the greatness of his empire and they glorified there names.
ReplyDeleteYou had a very lengthy and solid response. You hit all of the points that were needed and you answered all the questions in great detail. You not only used citing from the document but also from the textbook, so I could look through both and see where you got your evidence from. I agree with your views and points in your response. You cited everything, so I could read it clearly and know that it was true evidence based on the readings. You did a great job on your response.
DeleteI feel like you answered every question perfectly, and you understood the reading completely. You cited everything properly, from the book and from the oration. Overall, great job.
DeleteAristides identifies that the Roman Empire had many unique features. For example, he said that the lands had a great advantage because they were located in a place where they didn’t have fixed boundaries, and they had many commodities available (Doc 1, d,e,f). Another unique feature of the Roman Empire was its governing system. Governors were appointed to care for and protect the people (Doc 1, i). Also, nothing would keep one from being a citizen (Doc 1, j). The governing system could’ve given the empire a sense of legitimacy to the people because it was so successful, but wasn’t cruel. The people weren’t treated like slaves. When Aristides referred to the empire as the “common democracy of the world” he meant that the people were divided into the Romans and the non-Romans. Because of this, in the cities throughout the empire, there were many people who shared citizenship with you. He also meant that there was no resentment among the people who were excluded from citizenship. The empire was a common democracy of the world because pretty much everyone lived by it’s rules. (Doc 1, k). Aristides might be so enamored by the Roman Empire because he admired it and loved everything about it so much, that he wished that his land was like that. He also thought that there should be more places like it, and he wanted it to last for a long time so more people could experience the greatness of the empire (Doc 1). Aristides oration provides evidence for the development of a Greco-Roman culture within the Roman Empire because he was Greek himself. The government was universal, and like a city-state (Doc 1, l). The speech and Pericles’ Funeral oration compare to each other. The oration says that there are many factors that it takes to make the government come together. In the speech, it talks about how the world has a common democracy (Doc 1).
ReplyDeleteRome was a very successful empire, It had a powerful military, well-developed industry, structured government, and impressive architecture (Doc 1, A, C, F, K) . Their military was very strong and powerful because the officials took war very seriously and wanted to be the superior to everyone else across the world(Strayer 117). Rome wasn't just successful and powerful, they new how to maintain being powerful and successful by being a weak city-state, to one of the greatest empires of all time.
ReplyDeleteRome had a very strong government by having a form of aristocracy and democracy in its government (Doc 1, F, E) . Rome was very big due to its civilization. The Romans allowed citizenship to anyone who was “powerful, noble, or well-accomplished”. In many places only those who were rich or even born into a rich family would be allowed to vote or speak in public affairs. Yet, when “citizenship” came to be lower class were given equal rights and they all were able to vote and speak in public affairs. Many citizens saw this as a opportunity and wanted to be free to vote and speak in public affairs and went to Rome (Doc 1, C, F, D, I) . The speech and Pericles Funeral oration compare to each other. The oration says that there are many factors that it takes to make the government come together. In the speech it talks about how the world has a common democracy and similar concepts for citizenship and social rankings (Doc 1, I, K, J, H) .
I agree, Rome was a very successful empire. I couldn't have said it better myself. All of their strategies and careful planning was what had gotten them there though. Without their government they would be nothing, that scenario is the same if they had no military, no citizens, and no democracy.
DeleteThe retained citizenship (doc. 1 d). To show they can treat people fairly and freely to gain trust with others. Obedience since they have a retained citizenship they wouldn't want it to be taken away by not listening and following instructions. Rights of voting was the same as other democratic countries, no major difference. How strong and successful it's become he would listen because how successful that are would make them wiser
ReplyDeleteAelius Aristides identifies that the unique features of the Roman Empire are their government, self decisions and "world democracy" ( Doc 1 D, G, M). The fact that their society went along with the rule of one that made decisions of the powers and workers, created different ways of living. Other maintenance of their authority would be their trade system, agriculture and metallurgy ( Doc 1 I). When Aristides sates that the empire is a "common democracy of the world," he must have meant this to mean they were simply a well developed empire. The people of it could make decisions of their own but still have organization from a minority ( Doc 1 J).
ReplyDeleteAsristides must havr had the interest and love for the Roman empire because it was such a successful and powerful empire overall and also because of the culture he had made. The evidence of the Greco-Roman culture is how they were treated fairly while still under the control. In both, Pericles' Funeral Oration and in Aristides speech, they compare by being about the common democracy and success of Rome.
Aristides talk about how powerful they are, their own decisions, and how they govern things in their own decision; these are all unique ways of the Roman Empire(doc 1 A, B, D). These things are what made them successful for all of these years. A common "democracy of the world" means they was a powerful empire that expanded a lot. When Rome conquered Egypt they got good farmland which help them conquer Greece and Greco-Roman was the new culture(doc 1 L). This is probably why Aristides is speaking out of the heartland of Rome. This speech and The Funeral Oration of Pericles compare to each other because Aristides Oration shows how their unique qualities of power, own decisions, and governing those decisions can make a government come together (Doc 1,A,B,D). In the speech we just read, he tells us how the farmlands were, the size of the empire, and that the world has a common democracy (Doc 1,H,N). Basically Rome was successful through power and making their own decisions.
ReplyDeleteAristides identifies trade, shipping, agriculture, metallurgy, and Rome's form of government as their unique features (Doc 1bcdeh). Rome's form of government, which is a democracy, is one of their biggest factors that contributes to their legitimacy in the eyes of others as an empire. Rome's sensitivity to law and good government, expansion of their empire, military conquest, and spirit of prosperity also helps to contribute to the maintenance of their authority. Aristides refers to Rome as a common democracy to the world because Rome appoints governors over each area, governs the entire world, and offers everybody the chance for citizenship (Doc 1gh). Aristides might be so enamored of the Roman empire because he fears and respects them, and it could also be because he admires Rome. Aristides' oration is similar to Pericles' funeral oration because they both are giving a speech to uplift and glorify their empires. This oration promotes Greco-Roman culture because everyone has their own rights and has the chance to be a Roman citizen, whether they live in Rome or not (Doc 1h)
ReplyDeleteAristides identifies large expansion, how it governed, greatness of the empire, and most importantly “world democracy” (Doc 1, A C D F). Legitimacy was given to this empire in many ways, starting with the expansion of the government. Rome’s empire grew in population, commerce, and size making it a strong empire to be feared and revered (Doc 1, a) Other factors such as commerce and trade may have positively affected the empire. When Aristides refers to the empire as the “common democracy of the world”, he means to talk up his empire and show its greatness is known. People far away could be accepted in Rome and that ultimately improved the empire dramatically in the eyes of foreigners Doc 1, I J) Aristides recognizes the greatness of the empire he is in. His sole purpose was to praise the empire and all it stands for. Aristides oration provides evidence of composite Greco-Roman culture within the Roman Empire by saying no one was ruled by one minority. His acceptance and tolerance of all people in the Roman empire was truly his main support (Doc 1, H). Pericles’ Funeral Oration and this compare because they are praising their empires. although the perspective and person are different they both strive to encourage their respective empire.
ReplyDeleteArtisides shows large expansion and how it was handled, the power of the empire and the democracy throughout the empire. Document 1, says that Legitimacy was given to the empire by starting an expansion of Government. Rome's empire expanded in population, commerce, and the size increased. The size added made a huge difference in the factor of fear. A.) Factors like commerce and trade positively affected the empire. Artisides refered ot the empire as a commen democracy, which, in short means to talk (gloat) about his empire and the greatness shown to them. Artisides sole reason was to praise his own empire and what they stood for. The acceptance was given to him because of his praising, his opinion in his empire was strong.
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