HIST 2850 Lecture 17: Week 7- Early Roman History
11 Apr 2017
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It was how the romans believed they came into being. Rome contained 100 million people (20% of the world) Began as a small agricultural settlement at the top of several hills in which it grew into a massive city. Responsible for the process of synoecism (joining of communities to create a polis: a process of archaic period where places like athens was formed. Homer was the writer during this time. The founding aligns with the first olympics (776 bc) We know little about early rome because we rely on archaic evidence. Augustus (jan 16, 27 bc aug 19, 14 ad) Lengthy poem that tried to describe the national character and explain how romans came into being. Titus livius (livy), ab urbe condita (from the city found) He wrote a lengthy history of rome from the founding of the city. He believed that the city was founded on april 21st, 753 bc (1 auc)
