HIS 2103 Lecture 1: HIS 2103 – Lecture 1
20 Sep 2016
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12. the roman republic was ruled by an oligarchy: board of governors: stake holders-rulers, made up of magistrates and senators. 14. all male citizens were members of popular assemblies: but popular assemblies were passive and controlled by senate and oligarchy. 15. bottom line: roman republic was not a democracy. 16. the auctoritas partum always prevailed: foreign policy. 19. imperium: military and civic authority that military and magistrates had over subjects and allies, colonies, etc. 20. at first rome was a commonwealth (sort of): Rome had a hegemony (dominance) over other city states. She controlled allies except for in orbit in municipal affairs: allies had no foreign autonomy. Rome was the head of a hegemonic state: dominated over the other states. Rome invented system of alliances: she had allies: foreigners with no real autonomy. She was to show enfranchise them (give them citizenship)
