CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Populares, Imperium, Pontifex Maximus
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Caesar"s death unleashed 15 years of civil turmoil. Gave land and money to the people. Gave gifts to officials, even his assassins. Adopted his great grandnephew octavian as his heir and son: the will and its contents were of great annoyance to antony, octavian was to execute caesar"s will with the popularity attached to it. Octavian: octavian"s mother was caesar"s niece, octavian at 17 served in spain under caesar, at 18, octavian went to rome following caesar"s death, unaware of the contents of. Caesar"s will: people advised octavian not to take up the position as caesar"s heir but he did so nonetheless, showing his ambition. Conflict between mark antony and octavian (44-43 bce) In 44, antony decided to leave rome on a campaign but the governor of gaul refused him imperium: antony then began to besiege the governor at mutina, this painted antony as a revolutionary. Formation of the second triumvirate (antony, octavian, lepidus) in 43 bce.
