HISTORY 1M03 Lecture 12: 1M03 Week 7a
9 Jan 2016
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The wadi rum: an inscription in greek: the romans always win . Loricius: the author of the note, written in the middle east. o. Sources: rome in the iron age, no roman histories until 3rd century bce. Livy, cicero, varro betweek 2nd and 1st century bce. Their writing is from 500-600 years after the fact: archeological remains. Italy is in the middle of the mediterranean, alps in the north, the apennine. Mountains: the po river valley is in northern italy. Very rich in agriculture: south is arid, dry, east coast has adriatic sea, the tyrrhenian sea is on the west. The tiber river is the flourishing area of rome. Arid soil: good for olives, grapes, grain: north po river valley. Rome"s neighbours: the latins (latium, the etruscans (etruria, the umbrians/oscans: clan/village people who are hostile, greeks: campania. Iron age italy: 9th-7th century bce (iron age) Appearance of larger villages and city states. They pop up especially in latium, campania, etruria.
