I. Religion (pietas)
    A. Family gods
        1. Lars familiares
        2. Vesta and Vestal virgins 

    B. The city: family of families 

    C. Civic priesthood to many gods

II. Roman Family (genius)
    A. genius of ancestors
            a. Patrician and Busts

    B. status of the sexes

III. Republic ("public affiars") (gravitas)
    A. Senate of patricians (fathers)
        1. Former magistrages (consuls, praetors, quaestors, censors, aediles, pontiffs)
        2. Magistrates elected by centurate assembly (by wealth and rank)
        3. Virtue of service.  Importance of seriousness (gravitas)   
        4. Exemplars of Roman virtues: Cincinnatus and Cato

    B. The plebian challenge
         1. plebian assembly
         2. Tribunes--they join the ranks of chief magistrates 

    C. Republican system is practical, flexible and expandible

IV. Military triumph--severitas (firmitas, disciplina, frugalitas)
    A. Virtues of Roman soldiers
        1. Virtue of toughness.  Brave, disciplined, no luxuries.
        2 Refusal to accept defeat
        3. Practice of decimation