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At a philosophical level, controlling and maintaining an empire like Rome is less about sheer numbers and more about systems of integration, order, and mutual reinforcement.
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How Rome practically managed this vast system through layers of military, bureaucratic, and social mechanisms
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where tere peaple being the inventor of these broad AND deep rules and ideas? how could such a genius system be developed? sound like generation of eton, oxbridge, harvard profs combine were needed
Lets move to the structure or web or even field (like el. or magn.) behind? i often wonder whats behind groups (contemporary too) to let them go into a mutul direction: is it randomness that one school class is homogene friendly and willing to learn? does a company has its (eg positive, customer orientated) culture from the management or founder? how can rome develope such a big picture - over generations beyond?!!
Frameworks shared worldview
Shared symbols, rituals, and cognitive models act like a “mental field” aligning group members
- The Roman idea of mos maiorum (customs of the ancestors) anchored people in a shared worldview that legitimized authority and social roles.
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Over generations, these social fields evolve much like genetic or ???memetic??? systems:
Because these Feedback loops build on existing conditions, small early differences may be amplified -- a phenomenon called ???path dependence???.
If you find this analogy interesting, I can help explore specific examples or models from systems theory and social science that illuminate how such “fields” emerge and sustain themselves.
