CLST 201 Lecture : CLST201-Lecture 1-Introduction.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 201
• Professor: Margaret Erskine

Document Summary

Clst201 lecture 1 introduction to roman history jan. 7th, 2013. From 59 bc to 17 ad livy wrote a book on roman history; the book covered rome"s founding in 753 bc right up to his own death. Livy was seen as one of the most significant writers of roman history. He lived in the golden age of rome. He believes that rome is the greatest civilization in history. This is the time of caesar and augustus. None was more pious, or richer in fine examples. There has been no state where greed and luxury entered so late in its development or where thrift and a moral standard of living were given so much respect. At its height, the roman empire stretched as far as britain in the north, spain to the west, egypt to the south, and the euphrates river to the east. The egyptians, the phoenicians and the greeks were about 70 million people.