HIST 205 Lecture 7: Week_7_2015_10_16
23 Jul 2016
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Early rome and its neighbours: rome central/middle of the mediterranean sea, italy: more fertile than greece. Richer in agriculture possible=agricultural wealth: history of early rome, described by those later than its age writers not of that time, fabius pictor(first roman historian) much later of the foundation of rome. Saved/fed by a shepherds: mystical character but romans believe this like. Homer : roman monarchy, 753-509, 7 kings reigned, super long duration, #1 romulus , #2 numa pompilius(supposedly invented roman religion, #3 tullus hostilius(great warrior king Excellence in war : #6 servius tullius(supposedly rule in the 6th century bce . Outside, partying: rape of lucretia, sextus tarquinius (son, (collatinus, called back her husband her honour has been lost, commit suicide , ask collatinus to avenge her. Etruscan king lars porsenna attack rome: gaius mucius scaevola(burn his right hand)" wanted to kill the.
