Optimism in Livy and Ovid

"Was there any basis for an optimistic view of Rome in Livy and Ovid?"


     Can we find any basis for an optimistic view of Rome?  I think that we absolutely can!  For instance, In Livy, when the Sabine women are kidnapped, they end up giving in after a while and their children became Rome's first offspring.  I suppose that there is reason for optimism there.  

     In Ovid we see that two people did survive the flood of Jupiter.  They were even allowed to continue the human race.  So, was there any basis for an optimistic view?  Yes, I believe that there was.

Thank you for reading, and please let me know what you think!