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greco-roman hist
*after peloponnesian wars power shifted from sparta to thebes to other city states *alexander the great conquers persian empire TERM 2
Of mysterious origins
DEFINITION 2 *republic--struggles to gain control of italian peninsula *140- 30 BC, rome conquers greek empire *virgil (70 BC) writing in early days of the empire with memory of late republic TERM 3
emerging roman culture
DEFINITION 3 *adopted greek culture *superior military *envisioned world state *conservative, practical *the roman way--manliness, industry, discipline TERM 4
founding of rome
DEFINITION 4 *legend--438 yrs after troy *took place before eclipse of sun *romulus and remus--trad. founders of rome appearing in mythology *birds on romulus--should be king *added citizens to city by the rape of sabine women TERM 5
Virgils early texts
DEFINITION 5 *pastoral *didactic--lessons about retiring to family and farm life
Folk epic
*unknown author *oral trad.--gil and iliad TERM 7
Literary epic
DEFINITION 7 *known author *intentionally imitative, moral *virgil looks to past epics TERM 8
Virgil
DEFINITION 8 *wrote aeneid to honor caesar *promoted by augustis to tell others what a good roman looks like TERM 9
Aeneid
DEFINITION 9 *quest--found roman state for gods *aeneas--trojan prince who traveled to italy *greek connection--characters are like achilles(hero in battle) and like odysseus (hero on long journey home) *roman vision--live for something greater than yourself *loss of family member is worthy of nation building *not play things of gods *aeneas-archetypal roman leader TERM 10
Aeneid
DEFINITION 10 *virgils epic poem *29-19BC *unfinished at death *in trad. of homer -iliad-fated hero/hero in battle -odyssey-hero in search of a home
Aeneid, a roman epic
*national duty before love-temptation to stay in carthage *virgilian sadness-duty may lead to death *national building *blessed and tormented by gods-dido and aeneas *honor forbearers TERM 17
Rome and
Christianity
DEFINITION 17 *at first, x-tianity was viewed as odd theology *god omnipotent and omniscient *god cares *suffered for humanity *313 AD constantine issued edict that legalized christianity TERM 18
Augustine
DEFINITION 18 (354-430 AD) *north africa *carthage-lawyer, taught rhetoric, was upset with catholic schools *joined manicheans-dualistic, mystical *converted in 386 *baptized with son *bishop of hippo TERM 19
Confessions
DEFINITION 19 *earliest authentic autobiographies * talking directly to god * conversion narrative--shame and humiliation of sin/gods grace
