CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture 1: Notes - Ancient Rome (Full Course)
20 Apr 2017
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April 21, 753 bc romulus and remus and the foundation of rome to the roman kingdom. Founding of rome / lecture 17 / march 17, 2017. Earliest known written account of the myth is from the late 3rd century bc. Kings in ancient rome but his reign is likely a myth. 509 bc -- the early roman republic (res publica) By the 5th century bc there were various peoples living in the italian peninsula, with latin centred around rome, etruscan, ligurian, east. Italic, faliscan, venetic, and celtic to the north, and greek, messapic, and osco-umbrian to the south. Spqr = senatus and populus romanus = (cid:862)the senate and people of rome(cid:863) (cid:449)as a defi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g ph(cid:396)ase fo(cid:396) the repu(cid:271)li(cid:272) Patricians were romans claiming descent from the patres or fathers, who were the elites. Plebeians were romans with minor political rights (lacked right to stand in public office) (cid:862) t(cid:396)uggle of the o(cid:396)de(cid:396)s(cid:863) and struggle for political apparatus.
