CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Military Highway, Dentures, Cursus Publicus
15 Jun 2015
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Senate nominates him, quickly, as emperor to avoid civil war. Suspected by army, not a military man. Reduces taxes, recalls exiles, gives land to poor. Alimenta: scheme to help farmers and needy children. Adopts trajan as son and successor (popular general) Dies of old age after 16 months (strokeafter shouting at an officer) Experienced general of the rhine and danube. Put fiscal restraints onto overspending cities and provinces (try to balance budgets) Trajan"s column (depicts dacian war) dacian gold, slaves. Gives 75 denarii to each citizen of rome from spoils. Conquers parthians (weak) = 3 new provinces. Massive revolts as a result of financial strains of war. Groomed to be trajans heir for 20 years. Ruled with a personal hands on style to avoid revolts. Abandons new provinces except dacia to shorten the frontier. Visits provinces and frontiers: hadrians wa;; (practical but defensive policy) 2nd jewish war destrys remain of the old temple of solomon.
