Blog 49
Today in western civ we finished the powerpoint for the test tomorrow and some of the notes I took today and the past couple days to prepare for the test;
Etruscans:-came from north-central part of the peninsula.-metal workers, architects and artistsGreeks:-they had many colonies around the mediterranean sea-Romans borrowed ideas from them (alphabet, beliefs and art)Latins:-descendants of Indonesia-europeans-settled on the banks of the tiber river-many streams flowed into the tiber-there was a marshy area called the forum between the hills-united states has so many things in common with Rome.The rule of kings is replaced by a rule of 2 consuls--consuls are elected officials-term of office: one year-partitions traced their decent from a famous ancestor-dealt with justicesLucius Traquinais:-the seventh and final king of Rome-known as tarquin and proudLucretia:-famous, wonderful woman who is older than Sextus. beautiful. Sextus wants to have sex with her but she refuses. he says that if she doesnt have se with him than he will kill her. this is basically a blackmail. she felt so guilty about what she has done an so she goes and tells her family what she has done. this caused so much pain for her so she ends up killing herself.Sextus:-he is basically a rapist. He raped Lucretia.
Etruscans:-came from north-central part of the peninsula.-metal workers, architects and artistsGreeks:-they had many colonies around the mediterranean sea-Romans borrowed ideas from them (alphabet, beliefs and art)Latins:-descendants of Indonesia-europeans-settled on the banks of the tiber river-many streams flowed into the tiber-there was a marshy area called the forum between the hills-united states has so many things in common with Rome.The rule of kings is replaced by a rule of 2 consuls--consuls are elected officials-term of office: one year-partitions traced their decent from a famous ancestor-dealt with justicesLucius Traquinais:-the seventh and final king of Rome-known as tarquin and proudLucretia:-famous, wonderful woman who is older than Sextus. beautiful. Sextus wants to have sex with her but she refuses. he says that if she doesnt have se with him than he will kill her. this is basically a blackmail. she felt so guilty about what she has done an so she goes and tells her family what she has done. this caused so much pain for her so she ends up killing herself.Sextus:-he is basically a rapist. He raped Lucretia.
-After the punic War, last 50 thousand people were brought back as slaves
-2 contrary BCE there were over a million slaves
-massive estates: Latifundia
-to keep happy: gave bread away, built circuses
-Tiberius political who worked with the plebeians
Ceasar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
-Made common folks happy
-made friends in high places
-form a group
-Triumvirate: Pompey, crassus, Julius Ceasar
-senators sent a message (leave most of your men at the Rubicome river) "crossing the Rubicon" faced with two forces of action
-Ceasar was elected consul
-dictator for six months then life
-senators stabbed him to death
when he was dictator:
-granted citizenship
-expanded senate
-jobs for the poor
-2 contrary BCE there were over a million slaves
-massive estates: Latifundia
-to keep happy: gave bread away, built circuses
-Tiberius political who worked with the plebeians
Ceasar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
-Made common folks happy
-made friends in high places
-form a group
-Triumvirate: Pompey, crassus, Julius Ceasar
-senators sent a message (leave most of your men at the Rubicome river) "crossing the Rubicon" faced with two forces of action
-Ceasar was elected consul
-dictator for six months then life
-senators stabbed him to death
when he was dictator:
-granted citizenship
-expanded senate
-jobs for the poor
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