Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Doubletake, Tiberius Gemellus, Germanicus

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

Document Summary

There were no roman soldiers who were not a part of his army. Power versus legitimacy: he had to transform his power into legitimacy. It is one thing to gain an empire but it is another thing to run an empire. Had to turn rome into a stable empire: an ethical requirement to the empire. He had no respect for roman law or authority. Set up stones all over the empire detailing his achievement: shows the power that he had. He is not the first to have power over all things. Sulla, julius caesar, pompey came close: he is no different from these two men. All of them tried to fix rome. Absorbed egypt as a part of his empire. He had more of an impact on roman history and western society than his uncle did. He comes back to rome after the egyptian defeat and claims that the republic is restored: caesar and sulla did the same thing.