CLST 103 Lecture 2: CLST 103 W1L2

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 103
• Professor: M Barbara Reeves

Document Summary

The origin of rome: gods and kings (753-509 bc) regal period. Rome is located in the area of latium, people speak latin. Etruscans to north of latium, area of etruria important area in terms of influencing rome in the regal period. Rome is not on the coast, 15 miles inland from the tyrrhenian. Sea (west side of italy) and located on the tiber river. Topography of early rome: rome is located on the natural crossing of the winding. Tiber river, allowing easy access to cross (island in the best: 7 hills of rome. Water to tap in for fish, birds, animals that come to river to drink, flooding deposits new soil. River is access point facilitates trade especially when ground too water logged to travel. Water logged not enticing for people to settle, not good to build houses, flooding breaks it down, and most people likely lived on the hills and also most defensive place to go as well.