How do the laws enshrined in the Twelve Tables (Document 6-1) compare to the law codes you examined in previous chapters? (See Documents 2-2 and 3-4.)
Compare and contrast Plutarch’s descriptions of Caesar (Document 6-2) and Cleomenes III (Document 5-3). Which of these men did Plutarch find most admirable? Why?
What light do the documents in this chapter shed on the nature of Roman religion and the limits of Roman religious toleration?
What kind of relationship did Christians have with the Roman state, according to Pliny (Document 6-4) and Tertullian (Document 6-5)?
Rev. S. Thelwell, trans., Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 3 (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing, 1885–1886). Modernized by Walter Ward.