Rome Flashcards
When was the beginning Italy’s Iron Age
900BCE
When was Italy beginning to Urbanize?
700-500BCE
Early Rome has 2 distinct periods. What are they called and when were they?
1) Regal Period 753-509BCE
2) Early Republic 509-264BCE
What were the Etrusuia (Estrscans) known for?
Active in trading by sea
What were the campania known for?
lots of conflict lawl
Latium
Latin
Magna Graecia
Greeks
Early Italy - What was Italian art influenced by? (4)
1) Egyptians
2) Phoenician
3) Greek art
4) Custom and local values
What were the Greek Influences on Early Italy (4)
1) Settlements (mid 800BCE)
2) Writting (700BCE)
3) Coinage (500BCE)
4) Art and myth - trade
In early Italy what role did women have versus men
Women stayed home, men go out and drink like a baws.
Evidence of Early Rome (6)
1) Archeological finding but not tied to roman myth
2) Mythology/ oral tradition
3) Romans creating stories / songs about past
4) Imiginary characters
Early Rome Early Literature/ Textual evidence
1) First written poems/ play about roman past written 2nd 3rd century
2) First Roman prose history written 3rd century BCE
3) Text found present that Rome was an organized growth in great detail
4) Most details are probs not accurate but rather echos
Roman Myths: Romolus & Remus
• Son of Mars (war god) and Rhea Silvia (Mother) - Fratricide - Romulus
• The uncle leaves the sons in the wilderness, and a wolf raises them and they go back and kill the uncle and restore what is right
• They wanted their own city; Rome
• Romulus kills his brother Remus
Romulus gives asylum to all`
Romulus as king (Rape of the Sabine women) (3)
1) Roman silver coin (denarius) depicting the abduction of the Sabine women (89 BCE)
2) women are given a role in roman history
3) Roman myths provide evidence for roman cultural values: openness to other ethnic groups/ cultural. Larger role for women than in much of greek world
Rome: the regal period (monarchy) - When did occur?
753-509 BCE
