HIST 1001 Chapter : September 25th Romans
Document Summary
A lot of greeks migrate east, but also go west. Many go to italy and the island of. Phonecians - they came from palestine, they were traders and sea men. They successfully set up trading posts all over the. Med. they had control over the coast of spain, and portions of india. Their main trade network became the city of carthage. In 500 bce it was the biggest city in the western med. It is a huge trading center, everything can be bought and sold there. They thought the western med belonged to them. Magana graceia - latin phrase that means greater greece. The etruscans control upper italy, one city is rome. Romans greatly appreciated their family values and ancestors. Loyalty to your family and to rome also. Piety - to be devout and to worship the gods. clientage - men of high status would "adopt" men of less status to their family.
