HISTORY 1M03 Lecture : History of Greece and Rome-Mar.5 "Roman Government"
13 Mar 2012
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March 5: up until provinces, dependant were to provide troops rather than paying taxes. Demands of an empire on roman state: number of praetors: prorogation- proconsuls & propraetors: roman commanders had to be governor as well while there remained only two consuls, the number of praetors was upped to eight; Prorogation of office: extension of tenure in office proconsuls and propraetors; no longer held authority in rome, but have power in the empire. Extension of military service: from militia of citizen-soldiers to professional army: the terms of service were extended not only for commanders but also for soldiers as a result of extended warfare and garrisoning in provinces. A broader, less exclusive aristocracy; from patricians to nobles (nobiles: wealthy plebeian families became status-wise same as patrician through the opening of office positions to plebeians. Possible for novi hominess (new men) to rise to the nobility.
