ARH 2050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Etruscan Art, Aventine Hill, Roman Currency
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Chapter 6 art and architecture of rome. The long history of classical rome is often divided into three major time periods; the monarchy, the. Monarchy: 753 509 bce (etruscan kings republic) republic: 509 27 bce (republic octavian) empire: 27 bce 337 ce (augustus constantine) The traditional date of the founding of the city of rome is april 21, 753 bce. The founding of the city is explained by the legend of the twins romulus and remus. Romulus and remus were the twin sons of the god ma(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d the (cid:448)estal (cid:448)i(cid:396)gi(cid:374) hea il(cid:448)ia. Hea(cid:859)s u(cid:374)(cid:272)le, a(cid:374)ge(cid:396)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) the disg(cid:396)a(cid:272)e of thei(cid:396) (cid:271)i(cid:396)th, put them in a basket and set them afloat on the tiber river. The basket came aground under a fig tree where the twins were found and suckled by a she-wolf. Later they were found and raised by a shepherd named faustulus and his wife, acca larentia.
