第五讲古罗马文化..docVIP

Lecture Five: Roman Culture 5.1. Brief History of Roman Culture Ancient Roman often refers to the ancient civilization appeared in the middle of Italian peninsula in the beginning of the 9th century B.C., going through Roman Kingdom (罗马王政时代)，Roman Republic(罗马共和国) and Roman Empire（罗马帝国），which rose to be the most powerful empire by the first century whose territory stretching over Europe, Asia and Africa，dominating the Mediterranean. But by 395，Roman Empire was split into Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire. The Western Roman Empire ended up in 476, while the Eastern Roman Empire (By