AR215 Lecture 22: AR 215 Lecture 22
12 Apr 2016
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1,500 years of history of 1 civilization and its evolution over time. Careful planning and strategy led to this. Very strong identity or sense of self in rome and they were a dominant force: rome was more important than the family to rome and the emperor were more important than the family . Two distinct classes within (rich or poor) Easy to focus on the elite and forget about the poor. How could it change from a small settlements of hut to a mediterranean wide empire. Trade was a major factor behind rome"s contact with other regions. Goods represented symbols of connection and power. Also could point to degree of influence from rome in these proto-historic regions. Tacitus, agricola 24: for hibernia, laying between britain and hispania and placed strategically in the. Gallic sea, would unite the most robust parts of the empire to the greatest advantage of both . Roman sites or burials relatively unknown few imported goods.
