Ancient Rome and Modern America; A Comparative Study of Morals and Manners

by Guglielmo Ferrero

Overview

Discover the Timeless Parallels: Ancient Rome and Modern America Step into a captivating exploration of history and society with Guglielmo Ferrero's ""Ancient Rome and Modern America; A Comparative Study of Morals and Manners."" This thought-provoking masterpiece draws striking parallels between the grandeur of ancient Rome and the complexities of modern America, offering readers a unique lens through which to view the evolution of morals and societal norms. Out of print for decades, this seminal work has been lovingly republished by Alpha Editions, making it accessible once more to both current and future generations. More than just a book, this is a collector's edition-a treasure trove of insights that bridges the past and present, challenging readers to reflect on the enduring nature of human behavior and governance. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a student of sociology, or simply curious about the echoes of the past in today's world, Ferrero's compelling narrative will captivate your mind and inspire thoughtful discussion. Don't miss the chance to own a piece of literary history that continues to resonate with relevance and wisdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789366382203
Publisher:	Alpha Edition
Publication date:	03/18/2025
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)

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ra WOMAN AND HOME QOME years ago, in the course of the excavations which are being made with such success in Egypt, a papyrus was found which is now known among archaeologists by the name of The Petition of Dionysia. This papyrus, which belongs to the second century A.D., contains on one side some books of the Iliad, on the other a defence presented by a certain Dionysia to an Egyptian court, before which she was defending an action brought against her by her own father affecting her dowry and other questions of interest. To escape paying his daughter and her husband the sums which they demanded, the father had directed the husband to return him his daughter, and had dissolved the marriage. But the daughter, on her side, maintained in her defence that the father had forfeited his right to dissolve her marriage and to separate her from her husband, because her marriage was a "written" marriageestablished, that is to say, by an act or document in writing. If it had been an "unwritten" marriage, Dionysia would not have contested her father's right in that case to dissolve it, for no motive whatever, merely because it so pleased him. It would be difficult to imagine a document more strange than this, from the point of view of the ideas which prevail at the present day in European and American society. Matrimony is for us an act of so great social importance that the state alonethat is to say, the law, and the law courtscan recognise or dissolve it. To leave the destiny of a family at the mercy of the will of the father of one of the two parties, to recognise as his the right to destroy a family at any moment to suit his individual interest, without being accountable to anyone for sodoing, would seem to us a monstrous thing. And yet this monstrous thing seemed to the w...