GRST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Debt Relief, Political Alliance, Cursus Honorum

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Colin Ash

Document Summary

Beware the ides of march: the fall of the roman. North of the po river: gallic tribes, cimbri and teutoni. South in north africa, jugurtha and the numidian"s. Optimates opposed to war; populares urging war. Quintus caecilius metellus displaced by gaius marius. One of the populares: wanted to use the people against the aristocracy. 107 bce becomes consul with support of mob and equites. Wins jugurthine war in 105 bce, with help of lucius cornelius sulla. A coin picture: sulla seated, jugurtha on right. From a poor patrician family: extremely well educated and intelligent. Initially on same side as marius; but becomes an optimate. Since 113 bce problems with cimbri and teutoni. Romans badly defeated in 104 bce at arausio. Marius becomes consul again in 104 bce and holds it unconditionally until 101 bce: defeats teutones at aquae sextiae in 102 bce, defeats cimbri at vercellae in 101 bce. Sulla involved but suspects marius of blocking route to advancement.