HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eastern Settlement, Brindisi, Western Greece
19 Nov 2014
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Lecture 6: the fall of the roman republic ii: big men, big egos: pompey and caesar in 59 bc. 59 bc: pompey and caesar (together with crassus) made an informal alliance: the first triumvirate". Pompey needed to get a law passed giving land to his soldiers. He also needed the ratification of his eastern settlement". Caesar needed help get a command in gaul rather than the forests and cattle-tracks of italy" for the period after his consulship: pompey and caesar: the road to war. 54 bc julia, caesar"s daughter and pompey"s wife, died. 53 bc crassus was killed in the battle against the parthians. 52 bc pompey was appointed sole consul to deal with gang violence in rome. 52-50 bc tensions arose over the terminal date of caesar"s command in gaul. Caesar won: the causes of the civil war. Pompey had offered caesar a way to extend his command in gaul and avoid being prosecuted.
