CLAS 151gp Lecture 4: Lecture 4 September 3
Document Summary
Ennius writes the annals of rome in 18 volumes, staring with aeneas, prince of troy (ulimate founder of rome) Aeneas founds lavinium at the mouth of the river tiber. Ascanius founds the city of alba longa nearby. Remus and romulus (descendants of aeneas) found the city of rome. Rome is 1/12 etruscan ciies, but threw out their last king, tarquine the proud. Rome defends against etruscans trying to regain territory. 396 bce: defeats the town of veii, takes territory. 338 bce: rome expands territory to include laium, expanding upward through italy irst. 295 bce: expanding east and south, defeated mountain people (samnites) Magna gracia: shoe part of the boot of italy, great greece. 272 bce: tarentum taken (in the high heel of italy) 265 bce: etruria defeated, romans take control of the enire italian peninsula: carthage controls african coast from the strait of gibraltar to egypt.
