Classical Studies 2500A/B Lecture 11: 4.2 Roman Forum
4 Apr 2017
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Unit 4. 2: the imperial capital of the roman empire. Framework of government was the same as in 509. 100 bce onwards: basic framework of roman government falls apart as a series of warlord generals raise their own private armies and disregard roman law, ultimately marching on rome. 50 bce: julius caesar and pompey the great enter into civil war against each other. 48 bce: battle of pharsalus: caesar defeats pompey, who flees and is killed. 44 bce: julius caesar appointed dictator for life and is assassinated soon afterwards: augustus is the adopted son of caesar. When you expand land mass, you are looking for raw goods, and you are opening up to new markets = huge amount of wealth is up for grabs. Romans perfected taxes there were censuses created. Change from republic to empire: augustus first emperor of rome, roman world was able to change into 3 types of government: monarchy republic empirical.
