CLA 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Anatolia, Roman Kingdom, Esquiline Hill
12 Oct 2016
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13/09/16 - cla1102 - lecture 2 - political history. Rome is located within latium, which is a broad and flat piece of land. Located b/w land to north inhabited by etruscans and land to south inhabited by. Site of rome was first inhabited b/w 1200 and 1000 bc. Etruscans (north) - thought to be from asia minor/ turkey area: greeks (south, natural resources - timber (buildings+fuel), stone, metal deposits (mining), and salt, salt = very important then, one of the most valuable things. Sal = latin word, word grows to become salary. Graves = first sign of people living in area (1000-900 bc) *****very important. Evidence of growing population 830-700bc w/ growing population they began burying dead on esquiline hill. 700 bc - rome controls 7km around themselves, about 150km squared. Begins w/ thatched huts w/ packed mud floors. 550 bc - stone buildings (stone = wealth)
