HISTORY 1M03 Lecture : History of Greece and Rome-Mar.22 "Princeps"
27 Mar 2012
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Filling the shoes of augustus and performing the part he created; theatrical metaphor intentional it is a part to be played. Gaius: went for charisma, at the expense of the military and senate. Tiberius: reserved with the support of the senate, but forfeited the. After the assassination of gaius; popularity of the people: the problem of succession of the principate: People deeply attached to the judo-claudian family. Senate wished to find a princeps like augustus to restore the balance of the rule of repulican and princeps government. In principal, the princeps was civil office, to which one was appointed, not a possession. But in practice, the position was indeed associated with the personal and familial notions of the. Judo-claudians: three constituencies of power: senate, people and the army. Ideally, the princeps would base his power on the acceptance of all three.
