CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Laurel Wreath, Pomerium, Imperium

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 101
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Language similar to latin and italian- neo-latin languages: french, spanish end 4th century ad, a need to split the empire, 476 ad, fall of the roman western. West: no longer most important empire, lost its power. Very difficult period, b/c many people, barbarians, made invasions, some reached rome. Augustus romulus - last empire, full circle or whatever. Very different than that of athen"s government, greek were surprised by roman. Government as to how it worked, 3 different kinds of government aspects while drawing up constitution. Polybius, deported to rome, was a general and respectable, was tutor for sons of aristocrat, extremely interested in rome and roman history imperium, from imperare- to order, res: activity of the roman people. Auspicium: act of consulting the gods/divination, gods weren"t happy with election of magistrates. What was considered a message in ancient greece, some phenomena like ex. thunderbolt during a public event, would be considered that jupiter (zeus) was against what was happening.