11 sentences with 'citizenship'
Example sentences and phrases with the word citizenship and other words derived from it.
• « From the Greek polis of the Archaic and later Classical Ages, the notion of legal citizenship and equality, the practice of voting laws, and a particular concept of political pride now called patriotism, all took shape for the first time. »
• « In time, citizenship was limited to men who had undergone the arduous military training for which the Spartans are best remembered. »
• « Also, citizenship, which had been the basic unit of political currency in the ancient polis, became a mark of elite membership that could be earned in several cities at the same time. »
• « However, Rome did not punish the cities after it had defeated them. Instead, it offered them citizenship in its republic (albeit without voting rights) in exchange for pledges of loyalty and troops during the war, a very important precedent because it meant that with each victory, Rome could potentially expand its military might. »
• « Although Rome would rarely extend actual citizenship to entire communities in the future, the assimilation of the Latins into the Roman state set an important precedent: conquered peoples could be won to Roman rule and contribute to Roman power, a key factor in Rome's continued expansion thereafter. »
• « Rome was happy to grant citizenship to local elites who supported Roman rule, and sometimes citizenship could be granted to entire communities on the basis of their loyalty (or simply their perceived usefulness) to Rome. »
• « Emperor Claudius rewarded 25 years of service with citizenship; by the early 2nd century, all Roman auxiliaries were granted citizenship upon discharge. »
• « This changed dramatically in 212 CE when the emperor Caracalla extended citizenship to all free men and women (to facilitate tax collection). This was an important event because it extended Roman law to almost everyone in the empire. »
• « Also, although voting rights existed for some male citizens in most nations by 1900 (universal suffrage for men generally only came about after World War I), conflicts over citizenship itself remained. »
• « In 1935 the Nazis passed the so-called "Nuremberg Laws" that banned Jews from working in various professions, stripped Jews of their citizenship and made sexual relations between Jews and non-Jews a serious crime. »