HIST 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Roman Law, Lictor, Plebs
12 Apr 2016
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Two ways to use the word empire : geographic/ geo-political, the time when emperors ruled. Romanization: process of transfer of roman values, customs, religious practices, language (latin), and sometimes citizenship to conquered people. Latifundia: large cash-crop plantations (grains, olives, grapes etc. ) Equites: new merchant and commercial elites with no real place in the. Pompeii was given control over the middle easts roman empire. Ceaser crases, and pompeii then join forces in pursuit of their own individual goals. Ceaser became the governor of gull in the year 49 and completes his conquest of italy by 56. The senate orders ceaser to lay down arms and go back to italy to be prosecuted politically. Two heavily armed leaders both with money, major army, and political backing. Year 45 ceaser defeats pompeii and chases him to egypt. Ceaser then ignores the senate as they are worthless. In 45 ceaser is elected dictator for life and dies on the floor of the senate.
