VPDB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ancient Rome, Origin Myth, Modern Rome
6 Jul 2015
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Greece lost the war depicted in lysistrata. Athenian association declined somewhat: broke down, became ordinalike like other greek states, wayned as centre of importance. Recommend to write out the names and make your own version of them. Style of comedy became after greece losing the democratic game. Will look at hollywood spectacle of rome and then the drama (backward timeline) 2 twins were abandoned by their mother, raised by a she-wolf, returned to rome & founded the city. Powerful animal, wolf, nurses the founding of these twins. See map of ancient rome: city of hills (just like athens, ^ caused different clans, palantine hill/aventine hill downtown of ancient rome. Walking tour of modern rome: what we see today, 19th century palace, altare dela padua. Italians nickname it the wedding cake or typewriter : st. peters basilica. Centre of roman empire after absorbing christianity: renaissance. Exploding from side of building, huge, walkway by water.
