GRST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Achaean League, Arezzo, Second Punic War

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Colin Ash

Document Summary

Week 8 imperialism: the growth of the roman empire. Roman incursions into greece; hellenistic background; nature if roman imperialism: nagle pp. Alliances are driven by necessity and self-interest and they last only so long as the perceived . The roman state made war every year, except in the most abnormal circumstances. The aristocracy and war: no man could hold a political office at rome before he completed many annual military campaigns, military service was both highly advantageous and vital for the personal aims of many. Warfare gets men praise and glory the easiest. The aristocracy favored a war policy and encouraged military service over everything else. Military success was important to gaining wealth and praise from the people. The citizens and war: the political system allowed the ordinary citizens some influence over foreign policy, our evidence about commonality towards war is limited.