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Romanitas is the culture of the Roman Empire. Cicero contributed much to it.Romanitas meant a great many things, but in short it meant what it was to be Roman (it literally meant Roman-ness). The Roman ideal was the farmer/soldier. The farmer was a hard working, frugal, practical man who worked the land with his own two hands. The soldier was a courageous, strong man who obeyed orders and risked his own life in the name of Rome. Prior to the formation under Marius of the standing Roman Army, Rome had a militia-type defense which could be called up during a time of war and then disbanded during a time of peace. The ideal of the farmer/soldier was Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. According to Roman legend, Cincinnatus was tending his farm when a messenger arrived, telling him that Rome was under attack and he had been elected dictator. He was at first reluctant to go but the Senate pleaded with him. He defeated the enemy tribe within a matter of weeks and, with most of his six-month term still ahead of him holding the absolute power of dictator, returned to the farm.
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