HUMA 2105 Chapter Notes -Lightning, Quirites, Tullus Hostilius
Document Summary
Writing about rome"s history is difficult for livy. Believes rome is causing its own ruin, writing of antiquity is an escape. Rome has the privilege of claiming divine ancestry, adding dignity. Has to trace back declining morality can neither endure our vices nor face the remedies to cure them . Study is history is a medicine for a sick mind. Rome in love with death both individual and collective. After the fall of troy greeks kept hostilities to trojans except aeneas and antenor. Antenor joined forces with eneti people, and eventually came to be known as venetians. Aeneas met king latinus (2 stories of this) 1 latinus was defeated and came to terms with aeneas by offering daughter. 2 before battle stated latinus invited aeneas to parley, led to friendship, gave daughter (private and domestic bond) Built a settlement lavinium (after wife lavinia), had a son ascanius. War with turnus, prince of the tutuli, won but lost latinus.
