Roman Republic Flashcards
How is the Roman identity fluid
Citizenship extends to slaves, allies & conquered ppl
People imagine leads as outcasts + mixed ancestors = open
Original settlers of ROme
fugitive debtors & criminals & virgins from Sabines
Arranged by Romulus (founder of Rome)
Romulus descended from a Trojan hero & married Latin princess
What foreign culture did ROmans adapt
Greeks
Basic timeline of Rome
1000 BC ->
753 BC ->
650BC ->
510BC ->
1000 BC -> huts, oldest traces of settlement
753 BC -> village, Romulus foundation of Rome
650BC -> city, forum
510BC -> temple of Jupiter
What was writing used for
public purposes
In 500 BC what was rome subject to
foreign Etruscan Kings
Dynasty Etruscans
Dynasty of Etruscans
Built public works & monuments -> make Rome a city
Known for excavation of tombs
Used a version of Greek alphabet
Language not well known
Thousands of Etruscan inscriptions survive
No literary works are known
Origin of Etruscans
Developed from native Villanovan culture, Tuscany
What were Etruscans famous for
cemeteries
Etruscan Economy
Extensive trade contacts, high wealth difference
Etruscan men vs women
Equality between men & women of high rank
In 600 BC what did Etruscans do to their gods
Portray them anthropomorphically
Etruscans were skilled at ___ and ___
divination and haruspicia
Urbanization of Rome
Etruscan conquest: permanent stone houses, public architecture, anthropomorphic religion
Expulsion of Kings
510 BC same year as expulsion of last tyrant from Athens
What caused the expulsion of kings
Rape of woman by king’s sons (Lucretia). Same year as greek cuz want to relate history w greeks.
