CLAS 3010 Lecture Notes - Mania, Anthropomorphism, Praenomen

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 3010
• Professor: Andrew Sherwood

Document Summary

Conflict of the orders (494-287) mos maiorum (traditions of the ancestors) Praenomen, name given by parents (gaius), nomen, clan name (julius), cognomen another given name (ceasar) Rome has mania for moral justice a key aspect of roman character. Romans minding own business, staying isolated, only move when others draw them out. When do start to expand, planting colonies of roman citizens. Local people slowly come to like the roman overlords" and sees spread of citizenship. Rome occasionally is an aggressor, e. g. city of veii, closest etruscan city to rome. 404 came into conflict with war, rome had right to ask latin allies to campaign with them against veii. Someone made decision to go it alone, defeat took 10 years, but got everything no spit with latins. Land gained at veii, given to peasants, starts the basis of military power of rome, Legionnaires had to have land, poor can now be conscripted to fight for rome.