CLAS 1010 Lecture 1: 07.07_Intro&Rome-From Rep to Empire
15 Aug 2016
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Legend romans traced their history back to aeneas, hero escaped from the sack of troy (12th or 13th cent. He went to carthage (founded in the 8th or 9th cent bc), where he met and fell in love with dido before forsaking her and settling in latium. His son founded the city of alba longa. Romus and remus, the founders of rome were direct descendants. Romus and remus may hold some truth while the rest is fiction. 8th century two settlements, one on palatine hill and the other on quirinal, coalesced to form one single village. This corresponds in time approx. with the foundation of rome by romulus in. Early rome went to war with powerful neighbors, the sabines. 7th cent. , tiled roofs and stone foundations appear, also form. of a formal city centre appearance of new rulers, the etruscans. First etruscan ruler tarquinius priscus, took control by peaceful means.
