CLAS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fasces, Second Triumvirate, Aristocracy
1 Oct 2016
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Nov. 43 bc 53 bc triumviral powers (essentially a dictatorship of 3) Consulship every year from 31 27 bc. Octavian = most powerful man in world. When peace had been restored throughout the world and the lawful political order reestablished, we began to enjoy quiet and happy times. It is true that we did wish to have children, who had for a long time been denied to us by an envious fate. 28 bc, began alternating fasces w/ co-consul agrippa. 27, restored powers of magistracies restored control of (most) provinces. Control (10 y) spain, gaul, cilicia, cyprus, syria, & egypt. For this service of mine i was named augustus by a degree of the senate. Octavian claimed auctoritas of his past magistracies. Civic crown ob civis servatos on account of citizens saved . 23 bc second settlement gave up consulships took on power of a tribune of plebs tribunicia potestas sacrosanct could call assemblies, propose legislation.
