HIST 110 Lecture : Chronology of the roman republic and Empire Ancient History Lecture Notes
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The chronology of the roman republic and empire notes. Spare the weak, crush the proud! : regal period 753-509 b. c. Greek colonization in southern italy, sicily, southern france: fusion of greek and italian culture. E. g sycascus on sicily(its where archimedes lived) Dominate italy 8th-5th c. b. c. e. of northwestern italy. Main trade export: pottery, oil, wine and culture. Alphabetic writing adapted from greeks and transferred this alphabet system to the romans. Early practice of men from leading families convening in meetings: the senatus (senex). (roman patriarchy and patron system beginning) Initially, rome was ruled by two kings (rex, reges, pl. *the first king was said to be romulus, raised by a wolf. Etruscan influences: auspices religious divination practice involving inspection of flight patterns of birds to determine whether gods approved/disapproved of an action, college of the augures. Haruspex (haruspices) priest who examined animal entrails to divine information about future prospects. (pagan ritual) Political ideas and practices from etruscans: fasces, lictors, imperium.
