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The Roman Legacy: Cultural Achievements, Philosophy, and Art Through the Ages

Chapter Four of "The Roman Legacy" explores Rome's significant cultural achievements, assimilation of influences, and the essential role of music. It spans historical divisions from the Monarchy and Etruscan Age through to Imperial Rome, highlighting the impact of key figures like Julius Caesar and the contributions of Etruscan art. The chapter dives into the literary developments during the Republic, showcasing notable authors like Ennius and Plautus, and discusses Roman law and philosophy, including Epicureanism and Stoicism. The enduring legacy of Roman portraiture and architecture is also a focal point.

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The Roman Legacy: Cultural Achievements, Philosophy, and Art Through the Ages

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  1. Chapter Four:The Roman Legacy Culture and Values, 7th Ed. Cunningham and Reich

  2. The Importance of Rome • Cultural achievements • Assimilation of influences • Role of music • Historical division: • Monarchy/ Etruscan Age (753-510 B.C.E.) • Republican Rome (509-31 B.C.E.) • Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E. - C.E. 476)

  3. The Etruscans and Their Art • Rome founded in mid-8th c. by Latins • Etruscans gained control by 616 B.C.E. • Urban centers, engineering • Social, leisure activities • Trade, expansion • Etruscan Art • Primitive but sophisticated, natural focus • Value emotion over intellectual appeal

  4. The Bride & Bridegroom or Married Couple

  5. [Image 4.2] Capitoline She-Wolf

  6. [Image 4.3] Apollo of Veii

  7. [Image 4.4] Wall painting from the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing

  8. Republican Rome • Etruscan expulsion in 510 B.C.E. • New government • Consuls, Senate, Patricians/Plebeians • Political equality / Balance of Power • Hortensian Law • Increasing power / expansion • Social and political unrest  civil war

  9. [Image 4.6] The Roman Forum

  10. Literary Developments During the Republic • Ennius (239-169 B.C.E.) • Annals • Tragedies adapted from Greek models • Plautus (254-184 B.C.E.) and Terence (185-159 B.C.E.) • Roman adaptations of Greek comedies • Catullus (80-54 B.C.E.) • Roman lyric poetry • Influenced by Sappho

  11. Quintus Ennius

  12. Plautus

  13. Catullus

  14. Literary Developments During the Republic • Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.E.) • Commentaries • Assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C.E. • Marcus Tullius Cicero • Lawyer, orator • Epistolary legacy

  15. Ciceronian Rhetoric • Alliteration • Allusion • Analogy • Antithesis • Crescendo • Climax • Hyperbole • Juxtaposition • Metaphor • Onomatopoeia • Oxymoron • Personification • Simile

  16. Roman Philosophy and LawEpicureanism • Founded by Epicurus (341-271 B.C.E.) • Extolled by Lucretius (99-55 B.C.E.) • Intellectual and rational vs. self-indulgent • On the Nature of Things • Gods play no part in human affairs • Pleasure and calm composure

  17. Roman Philosophy and LawStoicism • World governed by Reason • Role of Divine Providence • Roman Stoics • Seneca • Epictetus • Marcus Aurelius

  18. Roman Philosophy and Law • Julius Caesar’s Ius Civile • Law of the Twelve Tablets • Justinian’s Corpus Iuris Civilis • Roman science of law • Legal experts • Natural justice

  19. Republican Art and Architecture • Roman portraiture • Realistic details • Express outer appearance and inner character • Propagandistic • Architecture as political medium • Public buildings for glory of leaders

  20. [Image 4.7] Bust of Cicero

  21. Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E. - C.E. 476) • Julius Caesar assassinated 44 B.C.E. • Battle of Actium (31 B.C.E.) • Octavian vs. Mark Antony • Octavian inaugurated as Augustus (27 B.C.E.) • Vast, multiethnic empire • Emperor, bureaucracy, civil service • Roman army

  22. Publius Virgilius Maro (Virgil)

  23. Augustan Literature: Vergil • Roman art promoted Augustan worldview • Official, public, served state purposes • Vergil’s Aeneid • Tribute to Rome and Augustus • National epic of Rome • Human destiny and personal responsibility • Eclogues (Bucolics) and Georgics

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