AR226 Lecture 3: AR 226 Lecture 3
8 Feb 2016
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Rome: situated on borders of latium and etruria. Occupies group of 7 hills overlooking tiber. Most important hills: capitoline, palatine, and aventine. Foundation of rome (mid-8th c. bce): literary tradition. What romans believed were origins of city. Livy; most important source for history of early rome. Wrote a history of tome from its foundation called ab urbe condita to beginning of. In preface, explains that events of rome"s past justify and explain how rome became great in 1st century bce. Tells us who 1st settlers were at rome: however, he records things that he wasn"t sure were true, but were believed to be true. Is standard traditional view of roman history because what passes for early history is actually composed of legends, myths, oracles, and pseudo-history, not historical facts. Myths of aeneas: aeneas fled troy with his father anchises and son lulus/ascanius, after it was destroyed by mycenaean greeks ca, 1200 bce.
