GRST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Servian Wall, Praetor, Palatine Hill

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Lindsay Gayle Driediger- Murphy

Document Summary

L: bronze statuette of a warrior from umbria or eturia (7th-6th c"s bcs) Italian art was influenced by egyptian phoenician, and greek art, but it also reflects local customs and values. 509-264 bc: early republic (without a king monarch ) Romands believed that their city was founded and ruled by kings (rex, pl reges) until 509 bc. Kings responsible for: organizing religious rites, fortifying the city, public buildings, leadership in war. Aristocratic council (senate) chose kings and advised them. Roman silver coin (denarius) depicting romulus and remus 137bc. The house of romulus on the palatine hill, rome. 509 bc: sextus, son of the last king tarquin the proud, rapes the elite woman lucretia. Her relatives lead a revolt and expel the kings from rome (sextus escaped but was assassinated) 6th -4th c"s bc: powers of the king distributed among officals/magistrates. Romans not of noble birth( plebians) challenge aristocrats (patricians) Plebeians have own assesmbly to express their will.