HUMAN 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pyrrhic Victory, Roman Kingdom, Roman Citizenship
29 Sep 2016
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A notional* geographic entity with flexible borders and proclivity for expansion that places and extensive group of peoples and/or territories under a single supreme authority. * existing only in theory or as a suggestion or idea. Brings within its boundaries- many cultures, people and territories. Pantheon-built for all the gods, temple, largest unsupported dome, statues removed. Romans- conquerors but conquered by greek culture: what do we mean by roman", referring to rome= a city in the middle of italy (traditionally founded in 753 b. c. Roman" (and ancient rome") can refer to the roman empire, the vast collection of territories that rome conquered and ruled. Roman gradually becomes a broad legal, political and cultural category (rather than a narrow geographical one) This has to do with: process of romanization and grants of citizenship, gradual induction of conquered elites into imperial power structures d. the emperor carcalla (ruled 198-217 ce) *st. paul- tried and said i am a roman citizen .
