CC 302: Introduction to Ancient Rome (Unique # 28450)

CC 347: The Cultural History of Rome (Unique # 28560)

September 3: Early Rome

I: Greetings (Salvete, Salve; Quid agitis?, Quid agis? optime, bene, satis bene, male)

II. Business
(course homepage: http://www.utexas.edu/courses/romanciv/)
Books and course packets on their way

III. The Three Major Periods of Roman History

• Monarchy: 753 BCE - 509 BCE (according to Roman tradition)
• Republic: 509 BCE - 27 BCE
• Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE

IV. Major influences on Early Rome

• Greeks
• Etruscans

V. The Monarchy according to Roman tradition (Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus): The Seven Kings

1. Romulus
2. Numa
3. Tullus Hostilius
4. Ancus Marcius
5. Tarquinius Priscus
6. Servius Tullius
7. Tarquinius Superbus

VI. What archaeology tells us about early Rome

VII. Important features of early Roman society

• family: the importance of the paterfamilias
• patronage: patrons and clients
• religion: pax deorum

Images to Accompany Discussion 2

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