HIST 2932 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cleopatra, Princeps, Messapian Language
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The 2 things discussed today that will be on the exam (mid-term) Lecture 1: introduction -- the origins of rome. 753 bc - 476 ad = ancient rome"s entire history (753 bc was year 1 for romans) 509-27 bc = roman republic (509 bc = the beginning of the republic to the romans) 27/30 bc - 476 ad = roman empire (476 ad = the year that the last western emperor was deposed) The 2 most important politica; eras in roman history = the roman republic, and the roman empire. Ad = anno domini ( the year of our lord ) Some historians and scholars place the end of the roman empire at 565 ad with justinian. Justinian will not be in the exams; the 476 ad date will be the one on the exam. In 476 ad, there was still a eastern emperor but not a western emperor.
