CLCV 1003 Lecture 2: Early Rome and the Roman Republic I

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 1003
• Professor: Laura Banducci

Document Summary

The third century bce = from 300 to 201 bce. The first century bce = from 100 to 1 bce (3rdc) Archaeological evidence: burial remains (urns, not good settlement remains (spears, weaving) Masses of people leaving greece and colonizing in sicily. Cumae: important areas near naples and pompeii. Homer and the iliad and the oddessey = foundation for greek literature and culture. Written out for us by the authors livy, dionysius of halicarnassus, plutarch, ovid. Becomes pregnant (raped or children of mars) Remus and romulus suckled by lupa ( wolf / prostitute ) Found by faustulus and raised into men. Grow up, kick uncle out of throne, exile him. Remus wants to found the city on the aventine hill, romulus on the palatine hill. Augury (let the birds decide who"s right) Remus sees 6 then romulus sees 12. Romulus builds wall, remus tries to cross (either struck dead or brings an army or man to man)