HIST 2905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Didius Julianus, Julia Domna, Pescennius Niger
1 Mar 2016
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Prosperity measure in quality of intellectual life. Plutarch, appian, lucian, arrian"s anabasis, apollodorus of damascus (the architect), law school in beirut. Wrote something called a true story where people go to the moon. It was supposed to be a parody of homer. Symposium was not approved by plato because there was a lot of drinking in it. People were stuck in a whale for some reason. Orbis romanus: roman world (during the pax romana from augustus to marcus. Strengthens the position of the greeks in the east. Most emperors have been from rome or heavily romanized places. Taking a bigger role in the orbis. Centre of gravity is shifting away from rome. Blanket term, anything to do with the spread of culture, ideas, and government. Measured through adoption or imitation of what romans do. No one actually tells about motives for wearing a toga or joining the army, etc. Hold citizenship, can vote, can serve in the army.
