Comment by wol42verine on Rationality Quotes Thread June 2015 · 2015-09-16T22:55:48.718Z · LW · GW

Their culture may have been "advanced" but it was based on Violence as a primary ideal. Rome conquered its foreign enemies, assassinated its unpopular politicians and slaughtered for mass entertainment. This may be a simplification of an entire culture but the fact is the Roman Empire considered death and murder to be integral to their society.