CLA233H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Aeneid, Roman Economy, Roman Citizenship
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Could use money to spend on city and look big but the investment may pay off. Must invest carefully have enough to spend in the city and ensure status compared with the other aristocrats concern with status hierarchal social conditioning cannot lose face in front of other romans. The help servant corax servant and not a slave free man who worked temporarily. Tradesmen and craftsmen exaggeration and meant to be funny - comes from a roman comedy. Most people in the countryside could not read in rome there is so much more evidence careers were written on tombstones. Must be careful with this evidence comedy and therefore an exaggeration, and originally perhaps a greek play in roma, megadorus means big gift". Meant to be comedic but more serious background father is under obligation to make sure his son gets a proper education to get a properly qualified tutor so he can become a proper roman.
