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Lifestyle of the Elite In any society, the wealthy have a more civilized manner, and are able to enjoy more pleasures, than the common folk. They are expected to be well mannered, and their wealth brings them many extra riches to show off. This is true in the ancient Roman society of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass. The elite did not work all that much, yet they had lots of inherited money, there for having an …

…people differ from the norm, but the majority of the elite behave as they are supposed to. Apulieus give us many accounts of the elite, acting as they were expected. Through stories of the elite showing off there possessions and wealth, and showing off the manner in which Lucius and others conduct themselves, gives the reader a good sense of what life, and the social classes in it, were like back in this ancient society.