HIST 1271 Lecture 9: class9
25 Feb 2016
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Carmen saecular (song of the new age) Recap: fall of the roman republic (soldiers given better benefits, more loyal to generals than to the roman state) 107-100 bce: gaius marius" military reforms,leading to essentially private armies for generals. 88-81 bce: the sulla vs marius civil wars. 63-62: bce: catiline conspiracy, defeated by cicero with scu. 44-31 bce: civil wars over rule of the republic constant civil war. Tribune in 50 bce who fought for caesar"s governorship and was driven from rome. Magister equitum (second in command to dictator) in 47 bce. Caesar the demagogue virtue of libertas cherished primarily by elite. Conspiracy of senators led by marcus brutus (descendant of l. brutus) and gaius. Marc antony (consul 44 bce) and lepidus (magister equitum) react: lepidus holds caesar"s armies outside of rome, antony gives funeral speech for caesar, rousing the people against conspirators. Populares [caesarians] agree to negotiations with conspirators as long as they can maintain their magistracies/offices.
