ACS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jesus Movement, Numa Pompilius, Pontifex Maximus
6 Apr 2017
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Improvement on greek civilization: greeks culture"s influence on rome, rome"s view of itself as a natural culmination of greek history/civilization, rome"s growth through expansion and assimilation of other cultures, violent nature, role of religion in power. Civic religion: magistrates, lawgivers; judges, executive powers, pontiffs, priests, organized in colleges, pontifex maximus, augurs, take auspices, consults jupiter seeking approval before continuing with a certain job, interpretation, inaugurate , lituus, citizens served the civic good. Augustus and the roman empire: dissolves the republic, creates the roman empire, first roman emperor, principe (first citizen, drastic change in government. Israelites: monotheistic religion, god yehweh, not just religion, way of life, by the first century bce, judea was a roman province, people known as jews, religion known as judaism. Roman empire: with augustus came, golden age pax romana, rome reaches its greatest extent, about 250 years of peace and prosperity, third century crisis (235-284, helps stimulate growth and popularity of christianity.
