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Pietas
Pietas was one of the most important virtues in ancient Rome. It was a kind of duty or devotion that people owed to their country, their parents, and other blood relations. The man who possessed pietas was someone who always did his duty and who was respectful of others. Cicero, a famous Roman philosopher, said that pietas was the virtue that "admonishes us to do our duty to our country or our parents or other blood relations." He also said that people should always try to raise the honor of others by their dignified praise.