CLAS202 Lecture 1: Lecture1-GeographicalBackgroundEarlyItalyTheMonarchs

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS202
• Professor: Daniel Hutter

Document Summary

Clas 202 - lecture 1 - geographical background, early italy, the monarchs. Literature: on papyrus (e. g. in egypt and herculaneum) on parchment (e. g. dead sea scrolls) recopied by monks in the middle ages includes historians, philosophers, geographers, poets, politician"s speeches, letters, biographies, and encyclopedias. Inscriptions: on stone/metal graffiti (graffito = message scratched/painted on a wall) Grave finds = cannot be used since sample too little, need broader set of data. Tiber at rome (centre) = can use for trade and defense. 6thc bc settle in heel and toe of italy. Urnfield culture (c. 1800 bc) various small travellers, built simple villages. Villanovans (about 1000-750 bc) one village, one settlement, simple houses (mud huts, straws), wealthier. Wattle and daub houses (twigs covered with mud) Fossa people (buried their dead in trenches) Magna graecia (southern italy settled by greeks) Herodotus from near east lived in etruria (north-west italy) language unknown famed as town planners highly organized, constructed cities, grid planning.