HIST 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Aulus Gabinius, Pomerium, Roman Citizenship
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Brought great wealth back from mithridates treasure stores. Triumph in 61 theater dedicated to him in 55. Nude of him holding a globe conqueror. See his arrangements in east ratified by senate. Clodius, dressed as women, broke sacred rites, yet acquitted. 60 - syndicate - collecting rome"s taxes. Caesar crossed the pomerium to register as candidate for consulship. 59 - caesar needed money to secure the consulship against cato. Caesar arranged a reconciliation between crassus and pompey to form an alliance. 59 - caesar and bibulus chosen consuls. Made senators take an oath to support land law. Caesar repaid pompey and crassus through laws. 58 consuls - aulus gabinius and lucius calpurnius. The three-way relationship became known as was wear. Grain is paid for by treasury, free to citizens. Clodius gained popularity, removed cato as senator. Clodius passed a law no roman citizen should be executed without trial. Cicero fled to macedonia clodius exiled him.