Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Roman Law, Optimates, Bc1

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

The last days of the republic (79-60 ad): crassus, pompey, caesar, and. Roman law and administration: cicero, in verrem and the extortion courts of rome. Lawyer and orator: incredibly effective public speaker. He used these skills to work his way up to consul. Enriched at the loss of the peasants. Citizens do not have rights if they are not roman: the only hope was to ask a roman. None would do it except for cicero. He collected lots of evidence for the people who asked for help. The events leading up to the first triumvirate (67-60 bc) Gnaeus pompeius magnus: pompey the great (106-48) He backed up sulla in the war. Child killer: province of spain (83-81) At the age of 23, he wanted to be a governor. He was given spain: sulla wanted to reform this, pompey and the pirates (67 bc) Finds out that the governors were behind it.