GRST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Ludi, Zliten, Vomitorium

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Lindsay Gayle Driediger- Murphy

Document Summary

He was 19 when julius died and was left all of caesar"s possessions. He took this a bit farther and thought he had the rule. In 31 bc julius caesar"s great-nephew octavian defeats his rival mark antony. Augustus: he is given the new name by the senate, it means respected one) assumes sole power as princeps (first among equals) this is the position we call emperor. Cleopatra is the last of the great kings and queens. Period of greek ended in 31 bc because octavian ended the civil wars by defeating mark antony and cleopatra. (roman late republic ends here too) Gladiatorial combat: inspired by etruscans (to the north), arrested by 3rd c. bc as a funerary ritual: over time, link to funerals is lost; seen as another public spectacle. (munera) Chariot races: publically funded as part of state ludi ( games" in honour of the gods)