HIST 205 Lecture 13: HIST 205 Lecture 13
7 Feb 2018
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Certain greek political and social conventions are adopted to settlements in local manners. The architectural forms suggest a drawing from grecian architecture. Rome looks a lot like a polis in certain ways. Greek divinities are filtered into the roman religious via the etruscans. Romans adopt the greek alphabet, adopt history writing and writing styles/traditions. Similar processes are going on throughout the italian peninsula. In italy at this time there are many languages spoken throughout the peninsula. Had a great cultural impact on rome. Romans were ruled by the etruscans from a couple hundred years. Romans believed that certain institutions or key markers of roman culture (ie togas or religious festivals) came from the etruscans. They were called the rasenna (that"s what the etruscans called themselves) There are about a dozen major etruscan cities in antiquity. Veii is the biggest and the largest, 30-40 km from rome, in the south. Felathri was a big city in the north.
