CLASSIC 20 Lecture 2: 9.28.15 Origins of Rome: Myth and History - Prof Gurval
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Alps - northern mountains, boundary to slow/check migration from northern tribes. Apennines - central mountain range, a backbone of italy. Many volcanoes = fertile lands in italy. Campania - south (greeks, oscans, & samnites) Each region with its own culture, language at first; but latins come to dominate. Bronze age (1600-1100 bce) - metalwork, weapons, tools & ornaments of bronze. Iron age (900-700) - extraction of metal from ore tools, weapons harder. Tiber river, 7 hills of rome - examples of myth and archaeology as a source of knowledge about origins. Post holes for iron age huts, 8th century dwellings. Eventually became the home of roman emperors, the palace of the rome. Trojan war - one of the most important mediterranean myths, reinterpreted by. Europeans; romans associate themselves with destruction of troy. Born in padua (ancient patavium), town founded by antenor (trojan hero) Not from rome, or the aristocrats, no office (military)
