HIST 2850 Lecture 17: Week 9: Birth of the Principate
11 Apr 2017
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In 60 bc, 3 men got together formed an unofficial cabinet to influence and rule rome. Marcus licinius crassus financier of the group. Plutarch writes a biography of marcus: plutarch was the wealthiest man in rome. During the struggle between them two, crassus risen in prominence of power to support sulla. In 73-71 bc, crassus led the military suppression of the revolt of spartacus. He crucified 6000 members of the spartacus army. Shown his brutality against his own men: his men showed cowardice, crassus invoked decimation. Selected one of ten of his men and executed them. The other 9 had to beat the other guy up. Rose to prominence as a supporter of sulla. Cos. 70: pompei was a well-established military man, about 36 years old when he was made consulships, he eradicated pirates in the mediterranean. Pompey made war on the black sea against this king mithridates.
