1. The Etruscans and Early Rome

2. Geography of Italy

4. Etruscans

5. Early Etruscans Agricultural life Where did they come from? Trade Etruscan society Expansion

6. Burial customs City of the dead

7. Religion Pantheon

8. Threats And Decline Disunity

9. Art Jewelry

10. Art Statuary

11. Bronzes

12. Warriors helmet

13. Etruscan Military

14. Early Rome

15. Legends Aeneas Romulus and Remus

16. Early History Villages Greek traders

17. Age of Kings

18. Comitia Curiata Clans Imperium Tarquin I

19. Citizen Army Legions Centuries Comitia Centuriata

20. The Roman Republic

21. Founding Traditional vs. actual beginnings Aristocracy

22. Roman Society Divisions

23. Roman Government Executive functions-Consuls Senate Assemblies Officers Censors Praetor Aediles Quaestors Tribunes

24. Class Warfare Patricians Plebeians Twelve Tables Lictian-Sextian Laws Lex Hortensia

25. Expansion of Rome Peaceful Military conquest

26. Punic Wars Carthage First Punic War Second and Third Punic Wars Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, Hannibal

27. Cato The Censor Politician

28. Polybius Universal History

29. Why War And Imperialism? Defense vs. aggression

30. Growth of Empire Macedonia, Greece, Carthage, Pergamum

31. Beginnings of Unrest Powerful men

32. The Gracchi Tiberius Gracchi Gaius Gracchi

33. Marius Professional army

34. Sulla Dictator

35. Pompey Problem solver

36. Julius Caesar Many talents First triumvirate Historian General

37. From Augustus To Fall Of The Empire

38. The Good Emperor Attributes Hard worker Maintain public order and defense Sensitive Games and public works Success in war

39. Decline And Fall Last of the “good emperors” Weakness in the empire Civil Service Slavery Army

40. Theories Of The Fall Upper class warfare Economic downturn Soil Manpower shortage Invasions of barbarians

41. Roman Religion

42. Introduction Rituals/State cult

43. Origins Greek influence Etruscans 3 kinds of divination

44. Prayer And Sacrifice Animism Omens

45. Worship In The Home Vesta Janus Lares Penates Genius Births Deaths Fields

46. State Worship Pontifex Maximus Four colleges

47. Worship In The Empire Foreign religions become important Cybele Mithras Festivals Parentilia Lupercalia