HIST 2A Lecture 10: Lecture #10
Document Summary
Roman republic - overview from punic wars to the death of marc antony. Punic wars (264-146 bce) - wars in greece. 2nd - violation of a peace treaty. 146 bce- defeat of carthage, greek empire. Optimody (old) vs populary (will of landless poor) Donations of alexandria - land grants given by antony to cleopatra"s kids. Octavian and the principate (30 bce - 284 bce) Princeps senatus ( first man of the senate ) Veto others when people try to move them against. Romanization - making more people into roman culture. Tiberius, caligula, claudius, nero (wanted to kill his [nero] pregnant mother, which later, he succeeded; had someone else kill him for him; bad relationships) Vespasian (gave throne to family members; most popular), titus (held largest series of fames; died), domitian (younger brother of titus; comes into conflict with senate, more autocratic when dealing with the senate; later, assassinated)
