HISB11H3 Lecture Notes - Aventine Hill, Praetor, No Authority
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Outline: rome in the 5h 4th cent. The expulsion of the kings and the settlement of the republic: king = tarquinius superbus (etruscan, rape of lucretia (roman, wife of collatinus) by t"s son (sextus. Tarquinius: ~509 508: << revolution >> Tarquins expelled from rome: ~508: tarquinius unsuccessful attempts to come back, foundation of the republic. What we know: end 6th c. bc: Republic: res publica: public thing , stat ruled by magistrates. Republic : resistance to tyranny and monarchy, shared power between the members of the elite. Border problems + demographic pressures on: latium, campania, greek cities (south) 437 396: war rome/veii (etruria) ~387: gauls invade and sack rome: a century of warship. 380 300 = wars with italian cities and communities. 340 330: war against latins, volsci, campanians, samnites. 325 300: take control of latium + n campania (capua) All cities = bound to rome only.
