CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Toga, Twelve Tables, Etruscan Mythology

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS202
• Professor: Daniel Hutter

Document Summary

Two political factions form in rome: populares (cid:894)(cid:862)of the people / popular asse(cid:373)(cid:271)l(cid:455)(cid:863)(cid:895, opti(cid:373)ates (cid:894)(cid:862)of the patri(cid:272)ia(cid:374)s / e(cid:374)ate / (cid:271)est (cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895) Assembly/tribune for their own ends: use of (cid:862)the mo(cid:271)(cid:863) for politi(cid:272)al terroris(cid:373) Lu(cid:272)ius cor(cid:374)elius ulla "feli(cid:454)(cid:863) - patri(cid:272)ia(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)olleague of marius (cid:894)o(cid:374)e of marius(cid:859) ju(cid:374)ior offi(cid:272)ers(cid:895) King mithridates of pontus (120-63 bce: a rich kingdom on the black sea, 88 bc mithridates invades asia & threatens greece, kills 80,000 italians in 1 day! Both marius & sulla want command to attack (and plunder) mithridates. Julius caesar has the support of the people. Marcus licinius crassus made consul & governor of syria: goes to war against parthians in iraq (seeks military glory) and killed at the battle of carrhae. 44 bce: marcus junius brutus & gaius cassius longinus hope to restore the republic under the leadership of the senate, stabs julius caesar, 60 senators involved in the conspiracy.