HIST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mount Vesuvius, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Herd Mentality
8 Sep 2016
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By about 117 ad, rome provides the largest empire in european history until the. Allows for the integration of lots of ideas and practices. Western culture is heavily indebted to greek philosophy, which was captured by. Rome in the 1st and 2nd bce: pragmatic reasons. Lots of referenced structures: theaters (still in use today), bathing/public works (encouraged cleanliness), aqueducts, roads, stadiums/public entertainment. Ancient roman law becomes the basis of the law of the christian church. Living during the pax romana: the example of pompeii: the complexities of a multicultural empire. Stuck together because of ranking of citizens across territories. Empire only cared that taxes were paid and authority was recognized. Large populations gathered in main cities (melting pot of cultures) Vesuvius: sea-side town of about 25,000 people, august 24th volcano erupted, dug up in the 18th century, life in ancient pompeii. Great source for modern times to see how ancient romans lived.
