Classical Studies 2903A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sextus Pompey, Octavians, Tribune

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2903A/B
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

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Note: augustus was very good at choosing generals to fight for him and instilling loyalty within ranks of soldiers; he (cid:449)asn"t, ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er, a particularly good fighter. He fought a total of 5 wars. Augustus has a (cid:862)la(cid:272)k of p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iples(cid:863: ca(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eall(cid:455) tell (cid:449)he(cid:396)e his lo(cid:455)alties lie, o(cid:396) (cid:449)hat his o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:449)as, he claimed to start a civil war to avenge caesar, but not really the case. April 21st 43bc: augustus fought i(cid:374) defe(cid:374)(cid:272)e of o(cid:374)e of caesa(cid:396)"s assassi(cid:374)s agai(cid:374)st ma(cid:396)(cid:272) a(cid:374)to(cid:374)(cid:455), o(cid:374)e of. Octavian wanted to be consul: however, he was only twenty and the minimum age was about 35, he (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t (cid:374)ea(cid:396)l(cid:455) (cid:395)ualified as (cid:449)ell he had(cid:374)"t se(cid:396)(cid:448)ed i(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:455) of the (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)(cid:455) positio(cid:374)s. Be(cid:272)ause he (cid:449)as hei(cid:396) to caesa(cid:396)"s estate, he thought that he (cid:449)as (cid:395)ualified: one of his consuls died in the battle, and one died shortly after from minor wounds. A doctor was imprisoned afterward when he was accused of rubbing poison in the wounds.