CLASS 2680 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Tyrant, Germanicus, Ambracia
19 Apr 2018
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Lecture 14 - augustus and the pax romana. Teutoburg forest: agrippa, marc antony, cleopatra, caesarion, principate, hermann the german, res gestae, praetorian guard, client states, rhine vs. elbe, princeps vs. dictator. Second triumvirate, 43 bc: battle(s) of philippi, 42 bc, antony"s parthian campaign, 37 bc, battle of actium, 31 bc, gates of temple of janus shut, 29 bc. Caesar wanted to be dictator forever, but only lasted ~30 days before he was assassinated on the ides of. March by a group of roman senators in a meeting of the senate. Caesar"s followers: had impressed caesar (not just because they were related, receives a message about caesar"s assassination and returns to rome, accepted caesar"s adoption - name is changed to gaius julius caesar. Antony has to flee to gaul: cicero tells octavian to finish antony off, octavian switches sides - decides better to become an ally of antony and to turn on brutus and.
