CC 302: Introduction to Ancient Rome
CC 347: The Cultural History of Rome

 Images to Accompany Discussions 5 and 6

Greek colonies

Roman and Carthaginian territories, 218 BCE

Map of the Punic Wars

"Snowstorm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps". W.G. Turner, 1812.

Plan of the Battle of Cannae, 216 BCE.
(1) cavalry forces meet; (2) Roman cavalry routed, Roman infantry advances; (3) Carthaginian cavalry moves to aid against allied cavalry, Roman infantry attacks Hannibal's center, African forces attack Roman flanks as Spaniards and Celts fall back; (4) Carthaginian cavalry attacks Romans from the rear.

Drawing of a phalanx in motion.

Greek and Roman Theaters

• The Greek Theater at Epidauros
  
• Rome's First Stone Theater: The Theater of Pompey (55 BC)

1. Aerial view of neighborhood where Theater once was
2. Reconstruction of Theater

• The Roman Theater at Aspendos (2nd Century AD)

1. Plan of the theater
2. View of the inside of the theater

Theater in Southern Italy: An analogy for Roman Comedy?

• Actors on a raised stage
• A scene from a Phlyax play
• Another scene from a Phlyax play
  

A scene of a Greek comedy in performance

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