CLST 201 Lecture 12: Roman History Book Notes
15 Apr 2016
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Valley of po italia"s largest river. Appennine mountains run south to the adriatic sea. 4 main rivers arnus, tiberus, liris, volturnus. Sicily strategic importance, cut mediterranean in half, access to ports, attacks passage etc Copper bronze and tin in bronze age, weapons tools etc Iron age: between start of 9th century and the last 3rd of the 8th century. When made into steel, tools weapons can be made harder better and able to retain an edge. Some things still remained bronze wood bone and stone. Etruria latium and campania had inner cultures develop. Between villanovan etruria and campania, latium developed its own culture about 1000 people , was seen as a variant of villanovn and they share features. Cremation graves of gabii, class, structure etc Phoenicians located in modern syria and lebanon. Cities tyre and sidon began to send settlers and shipping expeditions. Carthage (modern tunisia), would become the most powerful settlement and.
