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Foundations of Rome
The document outlines the mythical origins and early history of Rome, including its founders Aeneas, Romulus, and the establishment of the city marked by significant events such as the rape of the Sabine women. It details the transformation of Rome from its pre-urban roots to a structured city during the reigns of its kings, including Romulus and Tarquin the Proud, while discussing urbanization and key infrastructures like the Cloaca Maxima. The transition from monarchy to the republic is highlighted by the incident involving Lucretia and the subsequent rise of Lucius Brutus in 509 BCE.
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Foundations of Rome
- 1. The City ofRome The Mythical Origins of the Eternal City
- 2. The Mythical Foundationsof Rome • Foundations of cities are dignified by their antiquity, wherein mortal and divine affairs are allowed to mingle. If any people are entitled to consecrate their beginnings and trace them back to divine founders, these are the Roman people, so great is the glory of their military achievement that, when they lay claim to Romulus as city-founder and to his father Mars as parent, all humanity ought to endure it with the equanimity by which they endure our imperium. •- Livy, History of Rome (1.1)
- 3. The Mythical Foundationsof Rome • 390 BCE - Rome Sacked by the Gauls • All history is lost • Aeneas • Romulus & Remus • Early Kings of Rome
- 4. Aeneas: The PeripateticTrojan
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- 7. Aeneas & Italy • Aeneas settles in Latium • Marries Lavinia • Ascanius founds Alba Longa
- 8. Rhea Silvia -Romulus & Remus • Mother of Romulus & Remus
- 9. Romulus & Remus • Twins condemned • Sent in a basket down the river Tiber • Suckled by a “Lupa” • Raised by a shepherd and his wife
- 10. Rome - Foundedon Fratricide
- 11. The Rape ofthe Sabine Women • Rapio - The take or to Seize • Original occupants of Rome - runaway slaves, convicts, ne’er-do-wells
- 12. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome
- 13. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome • Traditional Date: 753 BCE • Archaeological evidence: 9th century BCE
- 14. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome • Hut-urns
- 15. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome
- 16. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome
- 17. The Early City:Pre-Urban Rome
- 18. The Kings ofRome • Romulus • Numa Pompilius • Tullus Hostilius • Ancus Marcius • Tarquinius Priscus “Tarquin the Elder” • Servius Tullius • Lucius Tarquinius Superbus “Tarquin the Proud”
- 19. The Early City:Urbanization of Rome • During the 7th century (“Time of Kings”) Rome significantly transformed • Marshy regions drained • construction of the Cloaca Maxima • Rise in population density • Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus constructed • Borders of the city (pomerium) defined • Further expansion of Roman power
- 20. The Unification ofItaly
- 21. The Early City:Urbanization of Rome • Rise of population density • Housing explosion
- 22. The Kings ofRome • The Death of Romulus • Ascends to the heavens? • Murdered by the Senate?
- 23. The Kings ofRome • Tarquinius Priscus “Tarquin the Elder” 616- 579 BCE • First Etruscan King of Rome • Circus Maximus • Cloaca Maxima • Assassinated
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- 25. The Kings ofRome • Tarquinius Superbus “Tarquin the Proud” 534 - 509 BCE • Extended Roman territory • Completed the Cloaca Maxima • Built the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus • Acquired the Sibylline Books
- 26. Cloaca Maxima • First Sewer System of Ancient Rome
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- 28. The Birth ofthe Republic 509 BCE Lucius Brutus