They saw it when it could increase life span
It all began when the Romans overthrew their Etruscan conquerors in 509 B.C.E. Centered north of Rome, the Etruscans had ruled over the Romans for hundreds of years. Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.
To support the idea of a social contract to advocate for common law to define the individual rights of Englishmen to argue for a strong central government