Possibly the idea of moderation. The Romans inherited this idea
from the Greeks yet misinterperstted it slightly. The Greek virtue
of Sophrosyne (temperence and moderation) is something that comes
from within, much like a 'jihad' in Islamic religions. This means
the motivation to moderate comes from inside one's self and is
expressed through self-control. The Romans, however, thought that
this meant that their population was to be moderated, this would be
an outside force imposing or forcing moderation which is, in a
sense, a sort of cultural tyranny.