CLST 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Numa Pompilius, Imperium, Roman Citizenship
14 Jan 2017
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Clst 103 world of rome: chapter 1. Famous story: paul, an early christian missionary, arrested by roman authorities. Paul was from tarsus and inherited roman citizenship from his father. Claudius lysias was the commander in the story. Was once a slave and had to buy his citizenship. To(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:373)akes o(cid:374)e (cid:395)uestio(cid:374) (cid:449)hat a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g o(cid:373)a(cid:374) sta(cid:374)ds fo(cid:396). The(cid:396)e(cid:859)s spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) thi(cid:374)gs that (cid:373)ake someone athenian, but not specific things that make one roman. People started to look for explanations for why rome was so successful. Vit(cid:396)u(cid:448)ius thought it (cid:449)as (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of o(cid:373)e(cid:859)s geog(cid:396)aphi(cid:272)al lo(cid:272)atio(cid:374) Rome was actually rarely visited by emperors in 4th c ad. Palatine and capitoline hills overlooked tiber valley, so easily defensible sites. Routes around 9th c. bce ran all around neighboring cities, and rome was the key to the network. Would have attracted lots of human occupation, but clear evidence of continuous occupation only appears in 1000 bc.
