CLA389H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Palatine Hill, Sanaa Lathan, Polytheism
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Intros to the city of rome; processions in the city. Roman is centralized, the centre of the known world as far as the romans are concerned. The heart of the centre is the forum for commercial and religious activity. Rome is the centre of the areas it has conquering, connected to the apian roads. Rome is both central, and connected to the area it rules. Site of rome inhabited of centuries before traditional founding date of 753bce, but semi-divine twins sons of mars and a vestal virgin which established a roman tradition. Rise of rome is happening at the same time as other cities in italy ppl speak latin, But rome came into contact with greek culture early on, making it a connected and somewhat hellenistic city. Many layers of city as new generations built on top of old. Capitoline hill: contains the kernel of the story of romulus and remus. Ro(cid:373)e"s iro(cid:374) age 8thc bce: primitive.
