HIST103 Lecture 7: Notes for Exam 2 (Greece & Rome)
22 Feb 2018
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New cities form independent of their own homeland: sparta. Conquered: reducing social tension, stress, and populations, spreads greek culture along mediterranean, neighbors revolted resulting in a 50-year war. They were successful because of the gods expected the tradition because it was around for a long time. Vestal virgins, roman forum: women who had to be virgins, those who got caught would be burned alive, many households had a fire burning constantly for the god of vesta. Funerary shrine of spouses: soldiers were expected to carry 50lbs of gear and build camps, if you were caught sleeping on guard you were executed. League of cities (12) new gods: 8th century, ruled by kings, sense of elegance and style that taught romans lots of things, cloaca maxima; a great drain, plumbing, temple building, and. Great commercial empire founded from people from tyre. Stretched across western mediterranean: overthrows etruscans, brutus (509 bce)
