CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, Aedile, Quaestor
Document Summary
It reflects rivalry with the greeks, connecting themselves to greek cultural technology. Choose a trojan prince as founder (enemy of the greeks) Treaty between enias and king captures affinity the romans felt with the latinus (closest ally) Romans felt they were young civilization, arrived late on world scene. Romulus distinguishes central institutions (laws, religious cults, senate magistracies) Rome grows in size and power under romulus because he welcomed outsiders, they saw themselves as open society. Myth of the rape of the sabine women. Aspect of roman identity was their military strength. Conclusion of treaty with sabines foreshadows in which way rome would come to dominate italy and aquire and empire. Initial trick played by romulus on the sabines offends the roman values of fair play. Romulus was first of 7 kings of rome, avg reign of 35 years. From romulus on the kings got more suppressive, final three were foreigners (etrsucans)
