CLASSIC 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stoicism, Catullus, Lesbia
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Born on january 3 at arpinum (ca. 60 miles southeast of rome: 102 brother quintus born (who had a son quintus, 90: becomes an adult c. i. Puts on a toga: was probably educated first at home in arpinum and then sent to rome to be educated d. i. Stories circulated that he was already a child prodigy: 91-89: social war (war against italian allies) e. i. Reason for it was that they wanted full rights of citizenship because they still had to pay some sort of tribute to rome e. iv. Rome reacted by saying this was treason, defeated the leading revolting cities, but ultimately gave citizenship e. v. Result: emergence of an italian identity throughout the peninsula: 81: delivers his first speech (age 25) f. i. Political troubles in rome: 82-79: civil war g. i. Gaius marius: born near arpinum, local, wealthy equestrian family, new man, seven consulships total d. i.
