CLAS 2520 Lecture 15: Roman Heroes Part 2, Literature about Heroes (Slides w/ Extra Lecture Notes)
27 Apr 2016
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Class 15 ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) heroes | literature about heroes. Eventually he arrived at home, found his sister weeping. "go to your lover, since you have forgotte(cid:374) (cid:455)our (cid:271)rothers! (cid:859: he killed her because anyone who mourns for the enemy will perish. Horatius is taken to trial and acquitted: but forced to walk beneath a yoke with his head covered. Note: the romans believed that they were conquered by their neighbours the etruscans early on in their history. It was a great moment for them when they expelled the last etruscan king tarquinius superbus (tarquin the proud), and set up a republic. Tarquinius though tied to attack and take back rome with other etruscan allies. On the approach of the etruscan army, the romans abandoned their farmsteads and moved into the city. In some sections, the city walls seemed sufficient protection, in others, the barrier of the tiber. The most vulnerable point was the wooden bridge, and the.
