CLAB06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Alea Jacta Est, Praetor, Diadem
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Death of crassus to death of caesar (53-44bce) Crassus died in 53bce in carrhae (modern day iran/iraq) during a war with the parthians (there will be a constant tension between the roman and parthian kingdoms) 52bce pompey is sole consul, and promotes a law stating that any consul/praetor must wait 5 years to become the other (ex. consul to praetor or praetor to consul) 50bce caesar has high risks of prosecutions as her wants to directly switch from governorship to consulship and tries to convince pompey to let him do so, however pompey does not agree. 50-49bbce there are more search for compromises between caesar & pompey, thus the senate passed an ultimate decree that claimed caesar as a state"s enemy, and the tribunes (cassius & mark. 47bce caesar had an easy victory against ? (famously said i came, i saw, i conquered") Caesar becomes dictator of rome and goes back to eliminate what is left of pompey"s forces, 47-46bce.
