Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 48
iterranean history. All the peo-ples of the empire became Roman in language,* ingovernmental systems, and in rights of citizenship, j andthe Eomans themselves were transformed into thegeneral mass of the population which they had solidifiedand endowed with their own laws and culture. It is only in… … Fig. 19.—Roman Ruins in Syria. Baalbek. * If not already Greek; both languages were commonly known to edu-cated people. t The edict of Caracalla (3d century B. C.) gave the citizenship to all free-men. •^•Sfej J>^^;«»-V^_^
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