CLASSIC 20 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ritten, Fertility Rite, Cardo
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Lecture 1 origins of rome: myths and history. Geography of ancient italy (three main areas): each region has its own culture & language, but latium/latins eventually dominate. Palatine hill coincidence of myth and archaeology - one of the original cities for rome, eventually became the home of the. Roman emperors (from which we get the word palace historian livy (titus livius) - from padua, not roman, not involved in military office nor an aristocrat, write history for the health. Benefit for readers in the current time by learning about past. Aeneas - a trojan, founded lavinium, son of venus, descendents of him eventually found rome, Lavinia (and city of lavinium) - daughter of king latinus, married to aeneas. Ascanius (iulus) - supposed son of aeneas, from either troy or with lavinia, founds alba longa, the eponymous ancestor of julius. Caesar (julius/augustus claim ties to venus by him)
