CLA101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Roman Historiography, Alba Longa, Trojan War
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Cla101 - the founding of rome (focus: foundation myths of rome) > case study : coin (s) with the image of romulus and remus nourished by the self - wolf: the twins romulus and remus nourished by a she-wolf (roman silver drachma, ca. A female wolf is taking care of two twins children. The children are sucking milk from the wolf. The roman put there name on the coins. One of the few coins that we have. The city actually signs the coins with their own name. The city is trying to present itself towards the world. Its not just money but it is actually telling the world where this money came from and the views. The data is the starting point where it was the rise of the roma empire. > the map of the rome and its neighbours - the story of an expansion. The red part was the only part in rome where latin was spoken.
