Negative attributes of ancient societies To begin with we must compare the negatives of Medea's Polis with the negatives of Ovid's "romanitas". There were many negative aspects that we saw and read in the book of Medea. The main negative aspect was state power. Of the state power there were the Bureaucrats, the Politicians and the Lawyers. These three groups of people had entire control over what would happen in their society. Even though Medea was a very loyal woman to her husband Jason, she resented state power and in turn Jason renounced her. Jason was very loyal to the state power of the elites. Both were very loyal, but loyal to two different causes. Here is a quote from Jason explaining why he came to Corinth: “When I came here from Iolchus as a stateless exile, persecuted and hampered by misfortunes – for, what more fortunate occasion could I have met with, than marriage to the king's daughter? It was not, as you resentfully think, that I found your attractions boring and was struck by the desire for a new wife..." (p. 33). He is explaining that the only real reason he came to Corinth was potentially marry the King's Daughter and rise to fame. The Polis revolved around this state power and Medea was a great example of this. On the other hand, Romanitas had many negative examples of Roman society. or in other words, their state identity in Rome. Roman society was based on the superiority of their people, as well as imperium. Another word to describe the Romans would be auctoritas, which was their inherited personal prestige in social and political influence. In reality there were many similarities between the two societies. The history...... middle of paper......monasteries could also be said to have played a role in the spread of monasteries during the reign of Clovis and Charles Magnus. Clovis is said to have created the idea of ​​Merovingian culture and the Merovingian empire. He was the king of the land that would become what we know today as France. Later, after Colvis, came Charlemagne who was equally influential in his movement. He was part of the Carolingian Empire and was the eldest son of Pepin the Short. The year he became king was 768, after his father's death. Many called him the “father of Europe” and he was said to have united Western Europe. Since both of these rulers were religious people, Dominus and Civilitas were very important parts of their cultures. The spread of the monasteries did nothing but accentuate the effects of the Dominus and the Civilitas on the societies of the time.