HIST 1061 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Capelin, Lapis Niger, Urt
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Males were proud to serve in the military and it was (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered a great ho(cid:374)or to die a soldier"s death. Wealthier (cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ere a(cid:449)arded higher positions in the army because they could afford the best weaponry, horses, armor etc. Clasis inferior are the men forced to serve due to lack of soldiers. The falax strategy (a greek strategy) is when the soldiers all fight as one unit. The shield was meant to protect the solider next to you. The temple of jupiter optimus maximus (built in 509 bce) is the first permanent structure built i(cid:374) ro(cid:373)e. the te(cid:373)ple"s ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)ture is a hy(cid:271)rid (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) etrus(cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)d greek desig(cid:374). The temple was built on capelin hill, which is actually not the best place to build a temple since the area is near several cliffs, and swamps teeming with disease. To fight against the swamps, the romans built the cloaca maxima which drained the swamp entirely.
