ARTHIST 2C03 Lecture 4: Roman Art L4 - jan 13
17 Apr 2017
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753 - foundation of rome(legendary) by romulus and remus. Romulus soon kills remus in a brawl and rules as king; a series of kings follow, until the romans get fed up with kings and change the government to republic. 509 - foundation of the republic when the kings were driven out by brutus (he is an ancestor of the guy who kills caesar later), brutus drives to the last king and founds the republic. Rome goes from the monarchy to republic. 5th century - codification of law, rights of plebeians increased. 4th early and 3rd century - expansion in italy. 211 - sack of syracuse (this is in the hannibalic war with italy) 3rd and 2nd centuries - overseas expansion (in greece, alexander the great is dead and his empire is fragmented) 27 bc - octavian called augustus by senate because he restored the republic, octavian looks at caesar as his father.
