Classical Studies 2300 Lecture 14: Lesson 14- The Roman Republic - Festivals, Celebrations, Games (Jan. 31st 2018)

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: David Lamari

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Lesson 14: the roman republic festivals, celebrations, games (jan. 31st 2018) Roman timeline: rome is always in every direction, expanding, by about 1 bc it controlled all of the. Imperial era (27 bc 476 ad): rome is controlled by the emperor, the first one dates from this period, not the same as a king, they shaped and transformed rome very drastically. In several points in history, etruscan were kings of rome: romans did adopt that the etruscan attitude that there are competitors and spectators. Roman times: ludi were always artificially added as a promise or thanks to the gods, happened at fixed times every year. Triumph: became so popular many people would use greek entertainment in their triumph even if it (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t i(cid:374) greek, became just to entertain spectators, could have a variety of shows not just the region you conquered.