HIST 2904 Lecture Notes - Publius Valerius Publicola, Palatine Hill, Tiber
Document Summary
Group of city-dwellers in landscape of villages. Rome would arise in the middle of the etruscans to the north and the greek colonies to the. It is thought that the etruscans might have come from phoenicia but that is unsure. They are known for their tomb paintings, which are that remain of their culture today. Greeks were the second major group in italy from 8th bc. Greeks spread their culture to the romans by proximity. Romans have quite a love affair with other cultures and tend to take/reinvent other cultures as their own. These foundations are covered in myth and mystery which makes it hard to decipher what actually happened. Settlement took place on number of hills on tiber river. The area settled was defensible, access to water, located on trade routes. He fled from troy after the city fell. This story creates a bond between greeks and romans.
