REL 464 - The Inter-Testamental Era
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 9 - Phoenicia, Carthage and Rome
This week we go back in time to the period 753-300 BC, to pick up the early history of Rome and Carthage
Key Topics
- Phoenicia and the Phoenicians
- Tyre
- Sidon
- Carthage
- Rome - history, from the foundation of Rome, to the start of the Punic Wars
- Patricians
- Plebeians
- The Republic of Rome
- Roman Society - how Romans lived
- Roman Religion
- Roman Politics and Government
- The Senate
- Consuls
- Roman warfare, and the army
- The Roman Road system
- Trade and Sea-faring in the Mediterranean
Scripture and Apocrypha Readings
- No Scripture Reading this Week
Textbook Readings
The text book does not show Page numbers very well - they are inside the logo on the top of the page - but the Maps are numbered clearly. It is easier to find sections by following the Map numbers
- Rome's Emergence as a World Power, Introduction - Rome gains control of the Italian Peninsula, pages 190-192, map 95
Useful Links to get you started
Go here for InterNet Links
This Week's Assignment
Write short accounts (3-10 sentences) of each of the Key Topics
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to
Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@mail2world.com. Please use all 3 email addresses in case any of the mailboxes go down.
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Department of Religion
ENMU
Portales, NM 88130
Last Updated: November 19, 2009
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