Explain pietas as it existed in ancient Rome

What will be an ideal response?


Essay responses should include these points:
• The idea of pietas relates to the "dutifulness" of civic obligation mirroring paternalistic structure of the Roman family.
• This idea was supported to the degree of titling the emperor "father of the fatherland" and included a reciprocal relationship wherein citizens were loyal to Rome, paid taxes, and received the benefits of citizenship and protection.

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