CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tullus Hostilius, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Curia Hostilia

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS202
• Professor: Altay Coskun

Document Summary

Mastarna servius tullius: (political & military organization) City foundations in northern & central italy. Patricians or fathers or leaders would gather in council and this would be called senate. Etruscians brought a warrior class that controlled everything. Language is written in greek the language overall is not clear. Etrucans masters of watching birds and analyzed that the birds represented the gods. They were very close to the greeks. Common in the greeks world with two flutes. Approaching the forum romanum center of the world. The red line is the main sewage that would drain and lead to tiber this means that you actually have a main city. Curia hostilia & comitium is the senate building it was wrongly named after tullus hostilius. Comitium centre of the city where everyone gathers and the king gives a speech. Many wars with the etruscans and the romans for over 2 centuries.