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• Hellenistic urbanization; Rome;Hellenistic urbanization; Rome; && the the medieval citymedieval city

• Textbook Textbook (Mumford)(Mumford)

–Chapter 7 (Hellenistic Culture)Chapter 7 (Hellenistic Culture)–Chapter 8 (Rome)Chapter 8 (Rome)–Chapter 9 (Medieval Europe)Chapter 9 (Medieval Europe)

• VideosVideos– ““Rome: The Ultimate Empire”Rome: The Ultimate Empire”– ““The City & Its Region” The City & Its Region” (Mumford)(Mumford)

ReadingReading

• MumfordMumford–Chapter 8 (Rome)Chapter 8 (Rome)

–Chapter 9 (Medieval Europe)Chapter 9 (Medieval Europe)

Selected CivilizationsSelected Civilizations

Gladiatorial CombatGladiatorial Combat

• gladiatorial gamesgladiatorial games–animals, humansanimals, humans

–executionsexecutions• criminals, ethnic/religious criminals, ethnic/religious

minoritiesminorities

–brutality of Roman culturebrutality of Roman culture

• aristocracyaristocracy

• men about womenmen about women

• no real ‘rights’no real ‘rights’

• role as child bearersrole as child bearers

• role as child rearersrole as child rearers

• higher statushigher status• Athenian womenAthenian women

• Pompeii electionsPompeii elections

• bathsbaths

• dinner partiesdinner parties

• religious festivalsreligious festivals

• circuscircus

• gladiatorial eventsgladiatorial events

• theatretheatre

• not sequesterednot sequestered

• educationeducation

• lower classeslower classes• small businessessmall businesses

• dressmakersdressmakers

• salespeoplesalespeople

• impact on societyimpact on society

• few personal freedomsfew personal freedoms

• adultery ––> deathadultery ––> death

• slaveryslavery

• custody of childrencustody of children

• propertyproperty

• citizen without votecitizen without vote

• family structurefamily structure

• head of householdhead of household

• no nuclear familyno nuclear family

• industrial productionindustrial production

• pottery pottery

• luxury productionluxury production

• ports: Ostia, Genoa, Ravennaports: Ostia, Genoa, Ravenna

• consumption siteconsumption site

• luxury goods, armyluxury goods, army

• slaveryslavery

• from 200 BCEfrom 200 BCE

• servantsservants

• miners, farmers, pottersminers, farmers, potters

• public workspublic works

• bureaucratsbureaucrats

• private firmsprivate firms

• less important after 250less important after 250

•Pax RomanumPax Romanum ends ends

•empire comes apartempire comes apart

• many hypothesesmany hypotheses• agricultural productionagricultural production

• pressures from outsidepressures from outside

• failure of culturefailure of culture

• emergence of a newemergence of a newcultureculture

• built on oldbuilt on old

• reflected Christian valuesreflected Christian values

The Medieval City:The Medieval City:City Air Makes One FreeCity Air Makes One Free

• role of the Churchrole of the Church• valuesvalues

• preservation & transmissionpreservation & transmission