CLA260H1 Lecture 4: CLA260 LECTURE 4
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People have always kind of understood there were artifacts buried in the ground. discovery of numa"s co n and books, as described by livy. (2nd cent bce) Numa came after romulus. known for establishment of roman religious institutions. They found a co n, opened it and there was no body. opened the other chest and it contained books! apparently they were read, but the information was too politically dangerous and the senate burned them. Ad366-384. catacombs fallen out of use, people forgot about them. found one that had contained several other earlier bishops of. These catacombs became worship areas for ppl of 4th cent, became pilgrimage sites for others. 14th cent: petrarch rediscovers the work of cicero. inspired search for manuscripts, ad fontes back to the sources . Ancient paintings on the wall, aspiring artists came to visit. would look and study the forms and gures.
