HIST 1500H Lecture 6: Rome
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Intellectual and cultural accomplishments b: do adopt much greek culture, contact during the high point of greek history, add to it with their own outlooks and experiences, roman culture remains at the heart of western civilization today. Very into divination/fortune telling g: religion used as a tool for fortune telling ii. Into astrology and reading entrails: royal rome: the etruscan legacy (after 6th century bc, government, kingship, rome was actually a good place to settle, on the sea, but defensible b. Structure of roman republic: bureaucracy, elected, multi-tiered, office of the praetor, comes later in roman history, highest ranking generals in the armies, given power of imperium where they are conducting military actions a. If conquering spain, you"re basically the emperor of roman spain: also leads to military dictatorship, office of censor, two of them, conducted the census. Hammurabi: plebeians won" the struggle by basically going on strike, completely withdrew from the city in rome.
