THE VALUES AND GOALS OF THE ROMANS NOBILITY

A noble may be loosely translated as someone who is well known in the society for good deeds. In most cases, such people are known for their contribution to the society and having lived a life befitting their status they or their family acquired, and are either patricians or plebeians. The Roman nobility were also people who were not only well known but expected to have achieved great achievements in their lifetime such as a consulship. The nobility in Rome was a system that was tightly controlled so that not everybody would easily qualify.
The Roman nobility had some goals and values which guided most of the life. These values were meant to guide their lives and if well executed made them worthy of tier family tree. For example, the nobility were expected to have wisdom and knowledge. On an epitaph from sarcophagus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio observes that the stone is held by great virtues and great wisdom a clear indication of bow high knowledge was regarded. And this knowledge and great wisdom could possibly have been applied by the judges during court proceedings. The position of dispensing justice lay at the heart of Roman culture as seen in an epitaph at Scipio Hispanus who was a, ‘member of the Board of Ten for Judging Law-suits.’
The Romans had elaborate funeral ceremonies for the nobles with many people attending. Such ceremonies laid out in the open what they had achieved and challenged the public to emulate their achievement. The exploits of the dead immortalized them in the Roman society and they became points of reference and inspiration for posterity. Funerals themselves were meant to be occasions to celebrate the departed with dignity. How this was achieved varied and Livy observes that the best way to achieve such a goal was by concentrating more on parading ancestral portraits. Indeed, there was a culture