HUM 111 Lecture 1: HUM 111_ Rome Test Notes

• School: Pepperdine University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUM 111
• Professor: Jennifer Smith

Document Summary

Western roman empire 395 - 476 ce (split between ancient and medieval - fall of w. rome) Eastern roman empire or byzantine empire 395-1453 ce. Western culture defines end of the era by 476 ce since w. rome is part of europe. Troy (modern day turkey, point of crossing called the hellespont) Awarded hellen - wife of meneleas king of sparta. Paris goes to troy -> start of greek (led by agamemnon) + trojan war. --time of peace so priam could put hector"s body to rest properly. Greeks hide ships behind island off coast -> build big wooden horse to leave as gift". Lacoon says this has to be a trick . He is about to make a bull sacrafice but gets killed by snakes that come out of the sea. Take it as a sign from the gods to bring the horse in. Horse is brought in and troy is burned at night by the greeks.