HIST-W 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Gaius Marius, Roman Citizenship, The Second Civil War
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Collapse of the roman republic and beginning of the empire. Beginning with the death of gaius marius a. The italians are equal to romans in ghting. A. same styles, even related to people. b. Mithradates, ruler of the kingdom of pontice in 88 bc: Ordered the death of all romans (80,000 people) a. The anger of rome now ended the italian war because of mithradates. Upon mithradates departure, gaius marius persuades to lead the army. Lucius sulla. in 88 bc, returns with army and takes rome. Yet, when he leaves, marius takes over rome again, his people popalaris. In 83 bc, sulla returns from the east (defeated mithradates) Ordered to killed gaius julius caesar (100-44 bc) In 79 bc, steps down from dictator, and in 78 bc dies. To rule, teams up with the rst triumvirate (60bc). To seal the pact, caesar marries is daughter julia to pompey. Julius caesar felt he was the weakest of the three. a. b.
