HIST 205 Lecture 12: HIST 205 Lecture 12
7 Feb 2018
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Western mediterranean: western greeks, etruscans and carthage: hellenistic cosmopolis: review, western greeks, etruscans, carthage and the international system, back to rome. Different from archaic colonies - not due to overpopulation, but garrison cities that alexander settled veteran troops in fortified towns. Museum is a place of learning dedicated to the muses. In many instances the romans copied hellenistic artists art works. The hellenistic world and the coming of rome. The roman consul titus quinctius flamininus honoured as a hellenistic king on a commemorative gold coin from athens c. 195 bce. The city of elis honours lucius mummius, son of lucuis the general and consul of the romans, on account of his virtue and the kindness that he continues to show towards elis and the other greeks. Inscription found on a statue base at olympia, where mummius had embellished the temple of zeus after defeating the achaeans c. 145 bce. When the romans were in greece they adopted grecian culture.
