HIS 2103 Lecture 1: CLA 2103 .docx
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350 bc, age of conquest, romans practiced slavery ( practical reality, allies were given a reward for supporting them, but former adversaries would be enslaved) slaves were employed in households, they were forced to work on plantations once you were free born you"re next generation would be free as well: political patterns, roman society was divided into political factions. The city of rome: rome as a city: has the geographic advantage of a river; hills which make it more defensible, rome had transport access, and an important north/south trade route, the tiber is a boundary between two different areas of italy, these geographic features allowed it to expand into italy and mediterranean world, rome"s relationship with italy was very important. Rome: romulus, numa pomipillius, tullus hosilius, ancus marcius, tarquinius priscus, servius tullius, tarquinius superbus c. 750: formation of first city states.