HIST 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tribune, Debt Relief, Omen
2 Feb 2017
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2/1/17: 450 - 376 bce / what flower considered the rst republic. Consuls and military tribunes keep coming in an our of of ce at random. Very confusing and unstable: 376 bce. Established 2 consuls (no more switching between consuls and military tribunes: 376 - 300 bce. Supervises things like markets, public buildings, festivals, and games. They existed prior to this but their original roles are unknown. Governing class of rome: system of roman religious of ces. Not based on belief or creed as much as it is based off of actions (like practice or ritual) Which god you prayed to heavily depended on which one your ancestors prayed to. Sacre - - property of the gods - - could be sacred or cursed. Natural phenomena and sacri cial occurrences held great weight. People in special positions dealing with omen interpretation. 3 colleges of civic roman thought: pontiffs. Also advised other people: rex sacrorum.
