The answer is civilizing. In the midst of the mid-1800s,
southern defenders of slavery discussed that the organization was not oppressive;
it was civilizing for the reason that blacks or the African Americans were being
trained to be disciplined workers and being disciplined at work and they were also
saved by Christianity.
Religion played a very important role in the daily life of Ancient Rome and the Romans. The Romans believed that gods controlled their lives and, as a result, spent a great deal of their time worshipping them.