CLA231H1 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
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Lecture topic: the changing face of roman society, 3rd-2nd cent. Insert a sub-page for each lecture topic. (1) wealth. Led to other changes (a) sources; the roman treasury. Most obvious change of period, just standing and observing in rome, it got a lot richer. Roman success in war always followed by taking booty. At this stage ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:455) a (cid:272)itize(cid:374) a(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:455) -- no pay for campaign. Part of booty would go to city"s public fund, the treasury. Starting in the 3rd century, rome also profited from imposing large indemnities from cities and kingdoms they conquered. Not typically done in italy on the italian cities. But did this in carthage after first two punic wars. And especially when it came to various states in the greek east. Had amassed own fortunes through own plundering, warfare, taxation, etc. Building boom in middle republican period (b) building boom (example of cato"s temple of victoria virgo, founded 193 bce)
