HIST 2850 Lecture 1: HIST-2850-Exam-Review
Document Summary
Alexander left the legacy of the divine ruler idea, the rule of the emperors. The romans would have their first encounter/conflict between rome and greece produced so many casualties of the greeks. Archeologist confirm settlements in rome around 8th century bc. The romans believed in their creation story: augustine was related to (some god) who was linked to the fall of troy. Deception allowed the greeks to conquer troy, odysseus and the wooden horse. The sack of troy was brutal, trojan royal family murdered, babies killed. As troy was falling, the warrior aeneas who was almost killed by dyonomese (a dirty greek warrior) Aeneas was plucked off the battlefield, aphrodite his mother plucked him away from battle. Aeneas awakes to battle the greeks to his certain death, hector"s ghost visits him. Venus appears to aeneas and tells him he has another job, to not fight. Creusa"s death (aeneas" dead wife) tells him he needs to survive, free of cowardice.
