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A/S HUMA 2105: Roman Literature and Culture Fall/Winter 2008-9 |
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Sept. 22/08 Law and Order, or, How the Romans Kept from Killing Each Other |
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Shelton: Power and Patronage: pp. 4-9 (nos. 2, 3, 4); pp. 11-13 (nos.7, 8); p.125 (no. 163); pp.16-17 (nos. 15, 16); Government: pp.203-213 (nos. 251-259); pp. 221-226 (nos. 264-66); Law: pp. 236-242 (nos.277-290)
Livy, The Early History of Rome, Book 2.1-42 (pp.107-160); Book 3.26-58 (pp. 226-264) |
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Consular Fasti |
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The walls of Rome |
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The Servian wall today |
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The tomb of Scipio with Epitaph |
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CORNELIVS·LVCIVS·SCIPIO·BARBATVS·GNAIVOD·PATRE PROGNATVS·FORTIS·VIR·SAPIENSQVE—QVOIVS·FORMA·VIRTVTEI·PARISVMA FVIT— CONSOL CENSOR·AIDILIS·QVEI·FVIT·APVD·VOS—TAVRASIA·CISAVNA SAMNIO·CEPIT— SVBIGIT·OMNE·LOVCANA·OPSIDESQVE·ABDOVCIT “
Cornelius Lucius Scipio Barbatus, sprung from Gnaeus his father, a man strong and wise, whose appearance was most in keeping with his virtue, who was consul, censor, and aedile among you – He captured Taurasia, Cisauna, Samnium - he subdued all Lucania and led off hostages |