HIST 375 Lecture : HIST375 notes, Early roman empire (Start- Commodus ONLY).rtf
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All dates are lifetimes except emperors which are reigns. Lecture 1: perod can also be called pax romana (roman peace). though there is an interuption with the civil wars of 68: this is a time of internal peace. Egypt or macedonea anymore. there is parthya (reformed persian empire) but it is very strong so there is a stalemate. most of the conquests are in the north. Lucius annaeus seneca 4bce-65ce and marcus aurelius 161-180ce tis is seen as the silver age of laten, the golden age with. Sir ronald syme (1903-1989) views the emperors as thugs. there were sentorial factions and not everyone was a client of the emperor. Syme was the first to point out that the factional politics which bought down the repbulic, the clashes between he lower and upper aristocracy were still there. Ausustus"s success was that he promoted the lower aristocracy"s desire of greater social mobility.
