The Week of Joy: Part I

LOO, Carle van. Aeneas Carrying Anchises.
1729. Oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris.

"But to recall one's steps, and to up above to the air, that is the task, that the work." 

Agenda:

1. Pray
2. Work on making reparations to quizzes. 
3. Make-up quizzes
4. Tutorial Sessions...
5. Questions on Ancient Rome: Expansion & Conquest. Check them; you need to know them: 
1. In the early days of the Roman Republic, what was Rome’s army like?Was it only defensive, or offensive?
2. What were the secrets to Rome’s military success in the early years of the Republic?
3. When were the Punic Wars, and why were they so significant? Who was Hannibal?
4. How did Rome win the Punic Wars, and how did Hannibal die?
5. Why was Rome’s non-professional army eventually no longer adequate?
6. Why would army be more loyal to its general?
7. When army becomes more powerful than the State, what are the consequences?  
8. What was the pattern that Sulla eventually set for the future of Roman rule?
6. Review HW: 
1. Study notes on Ancient Rome: Expansion and Conquest. (Quiz next week as well) 
2. Famous Roman Research Project. Download the resources:
1. Fami Viri Romae
2. Fabulae a Romana Historia
3.  Be perfect.