CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture 8: Week 8b_ The Late Republic
24 Sep 2018
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Pompey, caesar & the fall of the republic. Trends from the late republic: increasingly weakened senate, personal connection between commander and soldiers. Veteran settlements: unprecedented aristocratic competition and conflict. Pompey"s ego doesn"t fit through roman gates. Powerful man in rome the senate became scared. Reduction of rhodes, carthage creates problems with piracy. New provinces in bythinia-pontus (mithridates" kingdom), cilicia, and syria: julius caesar. Family was poor so he had to build up his political figure by himself (self made man) Political compound = able to get money. 60: returns triumphant, rich, ready for consulship. Help publicani (businessmen) secure lucrative state contracts. Bibulus sees signs," declares caesar"s moves illegal. C. needs protection of office: land bill for governorship of gaul. Pompey secures province in spain (but stays in rome, governs through legates) 30 000 killed, humiliating loss of military standards (roman eagles) Crassus stars in production of euripides bacchae at parthian court. As gallic campaigns end, caesar needs to secure imperium.
