HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE

FACTORS CONTIBUTE O SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES

- Making a dream of Growing-Old-Together marriage reality. As with career goals, being
successful at marriages requires hard work and persistence. Lifelong loyalty to the rules
adopted. Understanding what makes a marriages work helps to know what to expect and be
prepared to overcome challenges.
1. COMMITMENT
-to stick to the relationship. Unless the other is abusive, faithless or given to addictions,
couples must solve every problem between them. In order =for them to focus on ways to
solve their martil problem is to have no-divorce philosophy.
2. RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER
-partners must display a healthy respect for each others personalities, feelings and
expectations. Listening to each others thought and working together to face lifes
challenges is all marks of respect. Absence of respect causes couples to disregard each
others feelings and throw insults at each other; they will just end up as bitter people hating
each other.
3. REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
-understanding the other person is not perfect and has his/her own flaws. couples need to be
patient with each other.
4. HONEST COMMUNICATIONS
-a channel for couples to let out their anger, frustrations and disappointments toward each
other in a healthy way. With this, couples get to know each others expectations and needs,
establishing a starting point to ddress problems before they worsen.
5. CREATING MOMENTS
-couples must take time to spend with each other every once in a while to keep the romance
alive and create memorable moments.
BENEFITS OF FAMILY PLANNING
Family planning carries a wealth of benefits for both partners. Such discussions create a forum
for laying ground rules concerning intercourse and birth-control methods, financial considerations
and division of household responsibilities.
1. BUDGETING
-planning ahead before pregnancy allows family resources to be budgeted effectively.
Time and money can be allocated, child development and parenting classes attended ,
and child care can be arranged.
2. SPACING
-to space birth of multiple children so childcare is not burdensome. Often parents wait to
have more children after the first child reaches an age of greater independence (12-36
months)
3. CAREER
-helps financially and having no trouble and doesnt struggle much in balancing children
with school and work responsibilities.
4. ILLNESS
-a family under the pressure of a serious illness might choose to delay the expansion of
their family until the illness has passed. It can affect familys finances or the ability to be
covered by insurance.
5. INSURANCE
-planning is an effective way to be sure both partners are in agreement about the
importance of birth-control measures to support the decision.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF PARENTS

Parenting is one of the most challenging jobs you can undertake because its so versatile. Not
only are you responsible for everything from physical health to education, but your child keeps
developing, so your duties change accordingly. You may not always know how to handle child
rearing, but you wont go too wrong if you act out of love, respect and common sense.
1. HEALTH AND SAFETY
-parents primary responsibilities deal with safety and physical and mental health. On
the safety front, a child needs to be protected from physical and sexual abuse.
2. EDUCATION
-Parents should actively participate in their childrens education. At home, set high
expectations and encourage your kids to meet them; provide a quiet, calm place to do
homework; help with the work or check it as necessary; and talk to your children
about school and proper behaviour in class. Establish links of communications with
teachers and administrators.
3. SELF ESTEEM
-kids with a low image run a greater risk of behaviour such as taking drugs, becoming
pregnant or dropping out of school. Listening to the children builds self-esteem. Also,
encouraging and praising them helps too.
4. DISCIPLINE
-The type of discipline you use will change according to the childs age, but its always
important to stay consistent, its helpful to provide logical consequences, and harmful to
engage in physical punishment. As a child gets older, discipline and discussion of rules
are still necessary, but consequences often change to a removal of privileges.

FOUNDING OF ROME
The legend of the founding of Rome actually starts with a Greek legend. The story begins with
Aeneas, a mythical hero from the Illiad, who had escaped from the city of Troy. After many
adventures, Aeneas finally arrived in Italy and married a Latin princess and started a new line of
kings. Two of Aeneas' decendants were twin brothers named Romulus and Remus. The boys'
great uncle, who was king at the time, was worried they may grow up and take away his throne.
So, he ordered them to be drowned in the Tiber river. The king's men felt bad for the babies and
floated them down the river instead where they were found and raised by female wolf name
Lupa. The wolf raised them until a shepard found them. The boys grew up and killed their uncle
and decided to build a city along the Tiber river. While the brothers were building the city, they
had a violent argument and Romulus killed his brother Remus. Romulus became king of the new
city and named it Rome after himself. According to legend , this happened in 753 B.C.
GEOGRAPHY
There are many good reasons why the city of Rome grew where it did. The city was built along
seven hills which protected it from attack. Second, the Tiber River made a fine "highway for
travel to the Mediterranean Sea for trade. Lastly, the farming area was surrounded by inactive
volcanoes. Ash from earlier eruptions created a thin but rich soil. Farmers grew wheat, beans
cabbage, lettuce, figs, and other fruits. The farmers also grew grapes in the rocky soil of Italy.
THE FIRST ROMANS
The earliest settlers on the Italian peninsula arrived in prehistoric times. From about 1000 to 500
B.C., three groups inhabited the region and eventually battled for control. They were the Latins,
the Greeks, and the Etruscans. The Latins built the original settlement at Rome, a cluster of
wooden huts atop one of its seven hills, Palatine Hill. These settlers were considered to be the
first Romans. Between 750 and 600 B.C., the Greeks established colonies along southern Italy
and the island of Sicily. The cities became prosperous and commercially active. They brought all
of Italy, including Rome, into closer contact with Greek civilization. The Etruscans were native to
northern Italy. They were skilled metalworkers and engineers. The Etruscans strongly influenced
the development of Roman civilization. They boasted a system of writing, for example, and the
Romans adopted their alphabet. They also influenced Romes architecture, especially the use of
the arch. Rome was conquered by the Etruscans. Many of the things that we associate as Roman
came from the Etruscans, chariot races, gladiator fights, sewers, and aquaducts. Eventually the
Romans overthrew the Etruscians around 509 B.C. During the period of Etruscan rule, Rome
continued to grow and develop. However, the people of the small city on the Tiber River could
not have known what the future would hold. As you will soon see, Rome would one day become
the center of one of the most power empires in history. Roman law, language, and achievements
would affect not only all of Italy, but all of the world.
The Seven Hills of Rome

Velia

Of Early Rome:
Cermalus
Cispius
Fagutal
Oppius
Palatium
Sucusa

Of Later Rome:
Aventinus (Aventine)
Caelius (Caelian)
Capitolium (Capitoline)

Esquiliae (Esquiline)
Palatium (Palatine)
Social Class in Rome

Quirinalis (Quirinal)
Viminalis (Viminal)

Roman class society and government during the EmpireThis introduction to Social Class and
Structure in Rome is by no means exhaustive but it does give a flavour of what the class
structure was like in ancient Rome. There were four main classes of person in Rome: the
Aristocracy known as "Patricians", the common folk known as "Plebeians", the slaves and finally
the free men who came into Rome to conduct business known as "Clients". The diagrams below
give some insight into how social class in Rome and the interraction between classes changed
with time. Further insight can be had into Roman social class by understanding what we mean by
"Romans" and how the definition of what it was to be Roman and the distinction between classes
changed with time. A fundamental element of Roman society was the clear distinction of position
and roles between the different social classes, at least in the early days. This distinction was
underlined in numerous ways, for example access to positions within the army, priesthood, public
offices (cursus honorum), in roman clothing and even the seats you might be allowed to occupy
at the circus and public games. Not surprisingly the first century AD was not only accompanied
by a new form of rule but also with shifting social balances. For example, increasing numbers of
plebeans were making careers in the Roman army, liberti were winning increasing power and
wealth and Roman women were gaining increasing independence. A particularly emblematic
moment was during the reign of Nero when the emperor created and partly implemented a new
model of rule and a new
vision of Roman society which overturned traditional barriers, for example having upper class
patricians and women exhibit themselves at the public exhibitions: something severely
condemned by upper class contemporaries and later generations (for obvious reasons perhaps).
5 greatest Rulers
1.vespasian
And i say this mainly due to the timing of his reign, rome was broke and falling apart after the
the effects of caligula, nero, civil war and the year of the 4 emperors. Once exiled for falling
asleep during one of emperor nero's shows in greece, vespasian lead rome through a chaotic
time and saved the empire from financial ruin, he ordered the construction of the colosseum
which was finished during the first year of his son titus' reign as emperor. Vespasian also
promoted the keeping of histories by offering financial reward to writers
2. Trajan
General trajan followed nerva and helped re-established rome as a conquering force, expanding
farther east, the empires territory was at its widest during emperor trajan's reign. Trajan also
ordered the construction of many great monuments.
3. Augustus
Augustus who was the great nephew of julius caesar is considered to be rome's first emperor. A
strong military leader augustus lead the empire though civil war and left with a financially stable
empire. He helped expand the roman territory, however his plans to expand its territory to the
north east were foiled by the german tribes. In his honor the roman senators renamed the month
of sextilis to august. Originally only having 30 days, the senators did not want augustus' month
to be inferior to july (which was named after his great uncle julius) so the senate took a day out
of february and added it to august to make it an even 31 days with july, which is part of the
reason why february is as short as it is today.
4. Antoninus pius

The roman empire went its longest time without major conflict under the 22 year reign of
antoninus. Keeping the empire at peace for so long helped the empire expand in economics and
fine arts
5. Marcus aurelius
Marcus aurelius was a great man of philosophy and my personal favorite emperor in character,
marcus wrote a great deal of philosophy and was known as a great moral man and fine thinker,
he also helped finish the war against the germans. His biggest downside was probably his
decision to make his son commodus his co-emperor
5 worst rulers
1. Nero
Nero an emperor of 15 years, the murderer of his own mother, half brother, and two wifes, the
second who was beaten to death while pregnant in front of company. Shortly after the death of
his second wife, poppaea, nero had her replaced with a male slave who he had castrated against
his will. Nero began referring to this slave by his wife poppaea's name. After the great fire of
rome nero used a large area of the destroyed city to build his private domus aurea. This was his
gift to himself, a gigantic palatial garden complex of 100 to 300 acres, for which he heavily taxed
the citizens throughout the empire to the point of rebellion. Nero blamed the fire on the
christians, and they were terribly persecuted. He had many arrested, tortured, and and burned
alive as human torches to light his gardens in the domus aurea. After nero's decision to cut the
amount of imported grain from northern africa for his own benefits, the senate declared nero to
be an enemy of the state. Nero committed suicide by stabbing himself in the throat before he
could be captured. His last words are said to be "with me dies a great artist"
It is believed by many historians that the number of the beast written about in the book of
revaluations is in direct reference to nero, one significant indicator of this being in hebrew the
numeral value of nero's full name adds up to 666
2. Caligula
Caligula is believed by many to have been insane, it is said that he would walk around his private
palace at night and order the sun to rise, he proclaimed himself a god of rome to be worshiped
by the people, he had the heads of many statues of roman gods removed and replaced with his
own. He liked to dress up like many famous gods and goddesses of rome and demanded that
everyone in his presence refer to him as divine. It is said that caligula once tried to make his
favorite race horse a senator of rome, he had a marble stall made that was filled with expensive
roman furniture where he would invite special guests to attend dinners with the horse. Caligula
liked to attend and take part in the torture and execution of many criminals, and personal
enemies. Caligula had the emperor's palace turned into a brothel where he would rape
whomever he pleased, he publicly had sex with his three sisters at banquets and games. Caligula
was eventually stabbed to death by his own private guards.
3. Elagabalus
Elagabalus took the throne as emperor at the age of 14, he was a man who desperately wanted
to be a woman, he would disguise himself as a woman and sell himself at many whorehouses
throughout the city. Elagabalus also set up a brothel in the emperors palace where he had sex
with several men and women, anyone who objected his actions would be executed. Elagabalus,
along with his mother were murdered by an angry mob
4. Caracalla
Caracalla had his brother along with his brother's wife killed, the citizens of alexandria, egypt
ridiculed this actions with a public play. When caracalla found out about it he traveled to
alexandria along with his army and ordered the citizens into the city square and slaughtered
them, killing and raping around 20,000. Caracalla had the brother of one of his private guards

killed, this guard sought revenge and got it, murdering caracalla on a road side of the city of
carrhae.
5. Diocletian
Diocletian turned rome into a state of one religion, people who refused to damn their gods and
convert to the roman religion were put on display to the public and executed, some of which took
place in the coliseum. Some of those who were executed included members of the roman senate.
Diocletion retired from the throne of emperor in 305ad, but the display of exicutions continued
clear up till constantines rise of absolute power of the empire in 324ad
Diocletian died in 311ad of an unknown illness, but some sources suggest he committed suicide.

CULTURE
The culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the almost 1200-year history of the civilization
of Ancient Rome. The term refers to the culture of the Roman Republic, later the Roman Empire,
which at its peak covered an area from Lowland Scotland and Morocco to the Euphrates.
Life in ancient Rome revolved around the city of Rome, its famed seven hills, and its monumental
architecture such as the Flavian Amphitheatre (now called the Colosseum), the Forum of Trajan,
and the Pantheon. The city also had several theaters, gymnasia, and many taverns, baths, and
brothels. Throughout the territory under ancient Rome's control, residential architecture ranged
from very modest houses to country villas, and in the capital city of Rome, there were imperial
residences on the elegant Palatine Hill, from which the word palace is derived. The vast majority
of the population lived in the city center, packed into insulae (apartment blocks).
The city of Rome was the largest megalopolis of that time, with a population that may well have
exceeded one million people, with a high end estimate of 3.6 million and a low end estimate of
450,000. Historical estimates indicate that around 30% of the population under the city's
jurisdiction lived in innumerable urban centers, with population of at least 10,000 and several
military settlements, a very high rate of urbanization by pre-industrial standards. The most
urbanized part of the Empire was Italy, which had an estimated rate of urbanization of 32%, the
same rate of urbanization of England in 1800. Most Roman towns and cities had a forum, temples
and the same type of buildings, on a smaller scale, as found in Rome. The large urban population
required an endless supply of food which was a complex logistical task, including acquiring,
transporting, storing and distribution of food for Rome and other urban centers. Italian farms
supplied vegetables and fruits, but fish and meat were luxuries. Aqueducts were built to bring
water to urban centers and wine and oil were imported from Hispania, Gaul and Africa.
There was a very large amount of commerce between the provinces of the Roman Empire, since
its transportation technology was very efficient. The average costs of transport and the
technology were comparable with 18th-century Europe. The later city of Rome did not fill the
space within its ancient Aurelian walls until after 1870.
Eighty percent of the population under the jurisdiction of ancient Rome lived in the countryside in
settlements with less than 10 thousand inhabitants. Landlords generally resided in cities and
their estates were left in the care of farm managers. The plight of rural slaves was generally

worse than their counterparts working in urban aristocratic households. To stimulate a higher
labor productivity most landlords freed a large number of slaves and many received wages.
Some records indicate that "as many as 42 people lived in one small farm hut in Egypt, while six
families owned a single olive tree."[citation needed] Such a rural environment continued to
induce migration of population to urban centers until the early 2nd century when the urban
population stopped growing and started to decline.
Starting in the middle of the 2nd century BC, private Greek culture was increasingly in
ascendancy, in spite of tirades against the "softening" effects of Hellenized culture from the
conservative moralists. By the time of Augustus, cultured Greek household slaves taught the
Roman young (sometimes even the girls); chefs, decorators, secretaries, doctors, and
hairdressers all came from the Greek East. Greek sculptures adorned Hellenistic landscape
gardening on the Palatine or in the villas, or were imitated in Roman sculpture yards by Greek
slaves. The Roman cuisine preserved in the cookery books ascribed to Apicius is essentially
Greek. Roman writers disdained Latin for a cultured Greek style. Only in law and governance was
the Italic nature of Rome's accretive culture supreme.

Roman triumvirates
Originally, triumviri were special commissions of three men appointed for specific administrative
tasks apart from the regular duties of Roman magistrates. The triumviri capitales, for instance,
oversaw prisons and executions, along with other functions that, as Andrew Lintott notes, show
them to have been "a mixture of police superintendents and justices of the peace." The capitales
were first established around 290287 BCE. They were supervised by the praetor urbanus. These
triumviri, or the tresviri nocturni, may also have taken some responsibility for fire control.
Three-man commissions were also appointed for purposes such as establishing colonies
(triumviri coloniae deducendae) or distributing land. Triumviri mensarii served as public bankers;
the full range of their financial functions in 216 BCE, when the commission included two men of
consular rank, has been the subject of debate. Another form of three-man commission was the
tresviri epulones, who were in charge of organizing public feasts on holidays. This commission
was created in 196 BCE by a tribunician law on behalf of the people, and their number was later
increased to seven (septemviri epulones).
In the late Republic, two three-man political alliances are called triumvirates by modern scholars,
though only for the second was the term triumviri used at the time to evoke constitutional
precedents:
The so-called First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance of Julius Caesar, Pompeius
Magnus ("Pompey the Great") and Marcus Crassus. The arrangement had no legal status, and its
purpose was to consolidate the political power of the three and their supporters against the
senatorial elite. After the death of Crassus in 53 BCE, the two survivors fought a civil war, during
which Pompey was killed and Caesar established his sole rule as perpetual dictator.
The Second Triumvirate was recognized as a triumvirate at the time. A Lex Titia formalized the
rule of Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. The legal language makes reference
to the traditional tresviri. This "three-man commission for restoring the constitution of the
republic" (tresviri rei publicae constituendae) in fact was given the power to make or annul law

without approval from either the Senate or the people; their judicial decisions were not subject to
appeal, and they named magistrates at will. Although the constitutional machinery of the
Republic was not irrevocably dismantled by the Lex Titia, in the event it never recovered. Lepidus
was sidelined early in the triumvirate, and Antony was eliminated in civil war, leaving Octavian
the sole leader.
In various municipalities under the Principate, the chief magistracy was a college of three, styled
triumviri.
Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman
Empire. A coup ended his reign, and his life, on the Ides of March