Roman identity as a complicated application

Time was when this question could have been answered in a very few words. The reply would have been, "I am a Roman." But time has made a great change in this respect. The question can now be answered only by a longer and a more complicated process. The answer must include a statement of the time and place of the present application, must be accompanied by a certain amount of information as to the general character and objects of the Roman government, and must be supplemented by a statement of the particular trade or profession in which the applicant is engaged. If it be a time of peace, the answer may be, "I am a peaceful time-occup