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1 " By being a citizen of Rome, a man gained honor, wealth, and security. The Latins, therefore, became eager to obtain this title, and used all sorts of means to acquire it. "
― Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges , The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome
2 " It was granted to those who had three children, or who served in certain divisions of the army. Sometimes to construct a merchant vessel of a certain tonnage, or to carry grain to Rome, was sufficient to obtain it. "
3 " The ancient city, like all human society, had ranks, distinctions, and inequalities. "
4 " Beyond these there is a miserable crowd, indigent, without political rights, of no weight in the city, envious, full of hatred, and condemned by their condition to desire a revolution. "
