CLAS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stoicism, Pater Familias, Caesarean Section
5 Jun 2018
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ROMAN SOCIETY-CLASS, STATUS, SLAVERY AND THE HOUSEHOLD
Romulus founded Rome on April 21 753 bc
Divided the people into two groups- plebs and
patricians
▪ Patricians vs plebs
o Patricians=select noble group
▪ Made up the governing body (the
senate)
o Plebs=the majority
dies lustricius
washing day-when children would be publically named
▪ Prior to ashig da the hildre did’t eist
o Waited till washing day to name the
children to see if they would survive
birth
▪ Girls=8 years old
▪ Boys=9 years old
bulla
necklace with a pouch
▪ The bulla is only given to boys to be worn throughout
childhood and be taken off later in adulthood
o Given on their washing day
o Meant to ward away evil and bring good luck
o Bulla=shaped like a phalloi
Tria nomina
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The three names- most aristocratic nobles had three names
(Comes from their Etruscan neighbours)
▪ The three names
o Praenomen=gaius
▪ Distinguish him within the family
o Nomen (gens) =Julius
▪ Clan- imp for comitia curiata (romans vote by
clans)
▪ Julei clan=best clan bc ascanus was also known
as julus
• relate selves to the fall of troy
• relate selves to Aphrodite
o Cognomen=Caesar
▪ What branch of the clan
▪ Caesar=caesarian section (thought to be born
this way)
WHY CAESAR?!
▪ a caeso matris utero
o oe of aesar’s ancestors born by caesarian section
▪ a caesaries
o aesar’s aestor is hair the hair oes
▪ a caesiis oculis
o blue eyes
▪ caesai
o PUNIC WAR- killed punic war elephant
▪ Caesar liked this explanation
▪ Stamped it on gallic war coins too!
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2nd punic war- quintus fabius maximus
▪ Maximus
o Number 5=the greatest
▪ Verrucosus
o Mark on nose=wart face
▪ Cunctator
o Cognomina ex virtute- granted for virtue
o The delayer
Household and the economy
Slaves were ESSENTIAL
▪ There were different levels of slavery but overall they
were portrayed as less sophisticated characters
o Had large genitals
o Households owned slaves
o Some slaves owned slaves
Servile wars 135-71 bc
Reliance on slavery weakened Sparta resulting in uprisings
▪ The most major uprising was led by Spartacus
o 71-6000 slaves were crucified
o demonstrates the difficulty romans had in
maintaining control
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Document Summary
Romulus founded rome on april 21 753 bc. The three names- most aristocratic nobles had three names (comes from their etruscan neighbours: the three names, praenomen=gaius, distinguish him within the family, nomen (gens) =julius, clan- imp for comitia curiata (romans vote by clans) Julei clan=best clan bc ascanus was also known as julus relate selves to the fall of troy relate selves to aphrodite: cognomen=caesar, what branch of the clan, caesar=caesarian section (thought to be born this way) 2nd punic war- quintus fabius maximus: maximus, number 5=the greatest, verrucosus, mark on nose=wart face, cunctator, cognomina ex virtute- granted for virtue, the delayer. Slaves were essential: there were different levels of slavery but overall they were portrayed as less sophisticated characters, had large genitals, households owned slaves, some slaves owned slaves. I did(cid:374)"t (cid:373)urder a perso(cid:374), i just da(cid:373)aged propert(cid:455: slaves were not as lucky, consider this.
