History of Roman Citizenship

After that, the Grache brothers were assassinated for a reform attempt. Over time, more and more states are increasingly desperate and frustrated. So in 1991, another Roman politician tried to reconcile with the provinces. Marcus Livius Drusus will try to provide citizenship again to the state. The Romans were again shocked by this shameless attempt. Likewise, he was assassinated, but now there are enough provinces in the Italian peninsula.

The concept of citizenship has a long history in the West. Its origins can be traced back to the era of Greece and Rome. 1) Identity of people and political entities, 2) Privileges and duties given by political entities are related or related to them. In Greek city states, citizenship is regarded as exclusive privilege given to people who are considered privileged. The form of citizenship in Rome is "practical and scalable application". "Citizens of the whole body" are entitled to all privileges such as military service, voting, administrative management, legal protection, appeals and other rights. - With the expansion of the public rights empire, the concept of dual citizenship and quasi citizenship was introduced. This subject is used to identify the political connection between a person and its ruler.

In the Roman Empire, the citizenship of a city state has expanded from a small community to the whole empire. In the early days of the Republic of Rome, citizenship was a valuable relationship and not widely spread. Romans have realized that giving citizenship from within the country has legalized Roman rules against the conquered areas. In the centuries of history, citizenship is no longer a political institution but it is limited to guarantee of justice and expression of rules and laws. The concept of citizenship in Rome is more complicated and subtle than the concept of former Athens, and is usually not accompanied by political participation. Citizens can play "multiple roles", which sometimes lead to "contradictory obligations". : P.165 Roman citizenship is not just a black and white classification of citizens and non-citizens, but rather allows for more grading and possible relationships