CLAA06H3 Lecture Notes - Gallia Narbonensis, Praetor, National Epic
Document Summary
Settlement on the palatine dating back to 800bc. Existed but not as advanced as the etruscans in the north and the greek colonies of the south. Tradition in early rome based on oral sources didn"t start writing history in. Difference from greek was that the characters weren"t famous because of wealth, family, looks but because of virtue. Stories told by livy, stories of leaders who sacrificed their lives and children for the state. For military victory, freedom from tyranny and political stability. Literature themes: conquest of the wealthy city, provery and simplicity were important values. Believed that romulus was a descendent from aeneas, a trojan hero from. Homer"s iliad, the aeneas legend shows that they adapted elements of foreign cultures (influenced by the greeks) and created their own interpretation of homeric myth that served the nation"s nations. Started as a village and developed into a city(forum) an open, public space.
