CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tarpeia, Tullus Hostilius, Latins
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Mycenaean era aka the bronze age, 1600 bce 1150 bce. 8th c bce: greeks settled in south italy (magna graecia) Rome: city that trades with the greeks. 650 450 bce: etruscans dominant in north italy. 6th c bce: roman forum, temple to jupiter + juno founded. A place you can defend with food and trade routes. Can draw in residences to the hills. Eventually have walls around the city (circa 900 bce) Site of rome existed way before founding date. End up borrowing and relying on one person for help. Everyone suffering from this one problem land for someone else. Romans build on top of their past. New generations pile up on top of the old. Ruled until 6th c bce; government changes after that. Ruins survived because romans viewed as sacred place. Elected, led armies, performed religious duties such as auspices. After the kings were gone, they were replaced with someone else for religious practices.
