AR226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gallia Narbonensis, Cisalpine Gaul, Gaul
1 Mar 2016
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Claimed to be a descendant from aeneas and venus through aeneas" son iulus. Advancing quickly with financial aid from crassus: 69 bc quaestor, 65 bc aedile, 63 bc pontifex maximus, 62 bc praetor, 61 bc governor of further spain. He had the populares on his side. From one of the oldest roman families although he was not rich. He was trying to gain a position of power before pompey returned. Cato refused to ok the tax rebate to crassus and his clients, tax collecting publicani after they bid too high for a contract in asia collecting taxes. Cato fearing caesar might win consulship in 59 bc would be winning the forests and pastures. Pompey, crassus, and caesar form a coalition in 59 bc known as the 1st triumvirate: not a legal triumvirate, which legally constitutes a board of 3 men with some clearly defined authority. Gaul trial the men from the cataline conspiracy .
