SOSC 1731 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Roman Republic, Colosseum, Imperial Castle
30 Mar 2016
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The birth of rome: the first metropolitan city. World"s first metropolis, built on a swamp with amazing engineering. Today, archeologists are trying to find info about this city & its people. The first civilization to conquer western world & at its peak empire on earth. Tradition has it that rome was found on a palieten hill, one of rome"s oldest hills. Remus, the semi-divine son of the god mars. Roman thora: political & religion centre that spans the. Land of romans is a swamp; a breeding ground for diseases like malaria. Romans are the ones that made rome, not the location. Construction started around 600 b. c; laborers cut channels to open drains, cover it over & build on it. Some of the tunnels are still used today. Starts in bed rock, then take other blocks to make walls. There were more than 15 miles of tunnels. It marks the beginning of rome"s march from tribal settlement to an imperial city.
