HIST 2090 Lecture : Roman Cultural Changes
22 Oct 2011
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Roman cultural changes (200 100: the bringing of greek ideas into rome, roman xenophobia, romulus and remus founders descended from aeneus going back to. Had a story and sense of their past that they told in certain ways. Found answers in the iliad: roman mythology relies heavily on greek mythology find their way, making of history romans borrowed from the greeks, italians into the greek past through aeneus (destiny, duty, etc. ) borrowed from romans. The idea of controlling your past, controlling your history, understanding your own story. Understanding of one"s self: 200 100 aeneus myth becomes more important. Trojans not greeks, but apart of the greek story. Greeks and trojans already had a presupposed rivalry not not. Athens, hadn"t developed philosophical traditions: had to make peace with the fact that the greeks were ahead in art, philosophy, etc. Sanitation, health and safety become an issue. Only way you can move up the social ladder is through the military.
