CLA-2123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cohortes Urbanae, Equites, Secular Games
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Caesar turned down the crown from marc antony: people convince him to stay in power because they like him, give octavian a fancy name: augustus . Octavian waged all the wars; doesn"t want to be known for that: provinces; esp. Takes personal control of possibly threatening provinces. 23 bce: the second settlement: end of repeating consulships, imperium (power to lead army) (maius (greater) imperium, tribunicia potestas power of a tribune . Pater patriae father of the country (2 bce) Augustus"s auctorias authority : always at senate meetings, augustus"s recommendations (didn"t necessarily have a say, but could. Membership reductions: 1,000 to 800 (29 bce, 800 to 600 (18 bce, strengthens the cursus honorum. Public baths (12 bce: #3: public order. Urban cohorts: defend treasury, guard food: #4: games. Increased role: now manage taxes, govern certain provinces. Prefects political offices (appointed: of grain, of praetorian guard, of vigilies, of urban cohorts. Safely discharge troops: 60 legions down to 28, $ from egypt.
