CLAS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Amulius, Alea Iacta Est, Gallic Wars

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 1000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Greeks were typically inward looking (sparta and athens did not correspond with each other) Rome is open to their neighbours with a view of overlooking the horizon. Empire worked with joining empires as a central and singular unit. Began with joining 7 hills into one empire. Believed that he was the son of the goddess aphrodite (roman version of venus) The rape of amapiden and the birth of the twins romulus and rayan. April 21 753 bc the founding of the city (ad urbe condita) auc. Archeologist can confirm that the timing of the myth is quite accurate. August tries to link himself to the founding of rome. A gift from the greeks is potentially a disaster. Aeneas prepares to fight for his city of troy, until he is visited by hectors ghost and he tries to convince him not to fight.