01:510:304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Viminal Hill, Caere, Presbyterian Polity
26 Apr 2018
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Romans, latins, and the balance of powers in italy: servian walls (same problems as the centuriate system); status of grey cappellacio, wall of 378 (after gallic sack) remains, agger/earth wall earlier (some archaeological evidence); in 6th century; Servius fortifying stretch between viminal & esquiline (some believe servian wall, pre-republican: more recent work insists on true wall girdle; cf. Lavinium: pomerium (etruscan ritual, perhaps work of servius tullius for 4 regions (suburana, esquilina, ): 150-200 km2; beginning of republic: 822 km2 ; 17 rural tribes in 495: 900 km2; cf. trans-tiber territories really. Roman: population: beloch (20-25,000); de martino (40-50,000); ampolo (35,000); cf. Caere at 25,000+ at same time: cornell = 9,000 free adult males = classis of 6,000, 2,400 infra classem; 600 cavalry; cf. really = legion of 3,000 (pre-centuriate system: compare fabius pictor"s servian army of 80,000; early republican censuses: 508 (130k); 503 (120k); 498 (150. 7k); 493 (110k); 474 (103k)
