HIST 110A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Indian Summer, Totalitarianism, Diocletian
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Early experience with dictatorship: gaius julius caesar octavianus, augustus (emperor 29 b. c-14 a. d. ): the first general dictator, politically savvy- convinced enemies to support him. b. i. Enlargement of the senate: he appointed a number of people to the senate to secure his high authority. b. ii. Puritanical reforms: greece become hellenized, following the romans. Augustus becomes powerful, he tries to purify rome back to virtuous roman"s traditional hellenistic values and morals. Ex: women talk back, walk around without men. b. iii. Support for culture: he loves education and learning. He created libraries and made people to write the history of rome. b. iv. Colonization of the poor: he attempt to balance the poor and rich reform. Rome empire conquered so much land, but the rich have kicked the poor out. b. v. praetorian guard: consequences: he created a special guard to accompany. He was not assassinated, but died at old age.
