CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Simon Bar Kokhba, Philhellenism, Princeps
31 Oct 2016
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14 ce: tiberius" establishment of military & civil authority. Despite good government, bad relations with senate & people. Drusus groomed as heir, but dies in 22. Tiberius" promotion of praetorian guard and praetorian prefect lucius aelius. Household staff as state civil service: imperial freedmen. Imperial rule: response of the ruler to petition of the ruled. Emperor and govenors didnt by-inlaws initiate policies and direct everything going on, but the ppl of the empire, would at their own initiative, reel them into their own authority. Reaction to initiatives by the ppl and community of the provinces. ^^ = petitions; drawing in the excersize of roman authority; and roman authority in response to petitions. Claudius" secretaries: narcissus (correspondence), pallas (treasury), callistus (legal petitions), polybius (miscellaneous) ^^ imperial freedman; former slaves that work personally for him. Position of considerable influence; personal accountant revenues accross the public finance empires ; resented him. They nevertheless, as they had from the very beginning of his reign,
