CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture 7: Week 7a_ Early %2F Middle Republic
24 Sep 2018
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Sometimes organized by kings or dominate families. Cities dominated by elite families and followers. No roman histories until 3rd century bc (q. fabius pictor) History of rome from its foundation (late-first c. bc) Non-hereditary position (had to be acclaimed by. Imperium: the right to command (romans) and lead (religious rites) Wealth and military service (asses determine rank) Spqr roman senate and people (senatus populusque romanus) L. junius brutus and l. tarquinius collatinus. Descendants of original patres/senators (appointed by romulus) became patricii. 494 bc: first secession of the plebs secessio, withdrawal (to a nearby hilltop) Elect their own officials: tribunes (tribuni plebis) Plebeians eligible for election to one of the consulships. One consulship must be held by a plebeian. 10 year wait on holding the same magistracy. Plebiscites(decisions passed by the concilium plebis) are legally binding on all citizens. Roman mass and elite shared a common interest in war & expansion -war ameliorates. Second (326-304) and third (298-90) samnite wars.
