HIST 205 Lecture 19: HIST 205- Ancient Mediterranean History- LECTURE 19- The Fall of the Republic, and the Rise of the Caesars
14 Nov 2014
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Hist 205- ancient mediterranean history- lecture 19: the fall of the republic, and the rise of the caesars. Old family rivalries, lust/ love, no separation between political and the individual in the roman republic. Split between the old aristocratic and rising new men". Reforms of drusus, fail, he is killed by senate in 91. One consul given the north (with marius), another consul given the south (with. Sulla: they fight brutal conflict for 2-3 years, rome won, italian communities were destroyed. 88 bc: lex lulia, italians made citizens: causes a lot of problems not active participants of roman government. Reforms to the army made by g. marius (6 consulships) Anybody can serve in the roman army and this changes the game: state supplies, weapons and equipment to soldiers. Everything is taken care of by the state: men recruited for an enlistment term for 16 years.
