Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 17: TA Notes - WEEK 17

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Christopher Brown

Document Summary

The roman republican period was a period of expansion. The defining hostility of this period is that with the carthaginians. Towards the end of the 5th century bce the romans began a campaign of conquest and colonization. Over time the roman subordinate people in the surrounding areas including numerous. They spread their political control along with their language and culture: latin became the dominant language of italy, latin eventually becomes the romance languages and influences english in profound ways. Other languages are know: oscan-umbrian, greek, etruscan, gallic, these languages were displaced by the spread of latin and roman culture. The romans are establishing provinces and making alliances and the army is intimately tied up with this expansion. Imperialism" is a modern term first used to describe the growth of colonial empires in. The term imperialism" is now used to describe the growth of roman power in italy and.