Purpose

To analyze and demonstrate knowledge of the cultural values of the ancient Romans.

Theme

The theme of this module's discussion board is class and culture.

Reading

Please read the following before answering the questions below:

Livy: The Rape of Lucretia

Ovid: Amores 1.4

• Directions

Please answer the following questions in an original discussion post:

How did Livy and Ovid's views about marriage and sex in Roman society differ? 

• In what ways did they seem to share certain assumptions about Roman cultural institutions?