CLA-2123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cursus Honorum, Tribune, Praetor
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Lucretia and the overthrow of the monarchy: sextus tarquinius (son of king, lucius tarquinius collatinus (sextus"s son, lucretia (collatinus"s wife) The bet: whose wife is the best: lucretia wins, sextus is jealous. Threatens her, rapes her: lucretia summons collatinus and marcus junius brutus. Tells them and then commits suicide: king tarquinius and estruscans overthrown, end of the monarchy in 509 bce. New form of government: roman republic, consuls, not kings first consuls: collatinus and junius brutus. Roman society in the early republic: class conscious. Rarely happened; usually stay in the class of which you were born. The senate: 300-500 male patricians, ex-magistrates, duties: Patrons and clients individuals and communities: patron benefits, client benefits. Cursus honorum: working your way up through the political system. In suo anno: in one"s own year (win an office in the first year you are eligible)
