CLAS 1010 Lecture 6: 07.14_Late Republic
15 Aug 2016
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In 1 bc (the last century), a series of generals built up military & political power, pushing the roman republic towards dictatorship. Sulla: social war (91-89 bc) against rome"s former italian allies, 86 bc moves west and defeats king mithridates of pontus (he took advantage of the social war to invade roman territory in. Asia minor and greece: returned to rome in 82 bc made into dictator having. Gnaeus pompieus magnus ( pompey the great ) absolute power; retired in 79 bc. 70s bc campaigned in spain against the rebel general sertorius. 80s bc reaches the peak of his power. 67 bc given extraordinary command against the pirates who were harrying mediterranean shipping flushed them from their cilician stronghold. Inflicted final defeat on mithridates of pontus near nicropolis. 64 bc imposed a great general settlement on the near east, making the remains of the seleucid kingdom the roman province of.
