WELD 174AB Lecture 5:
22 Aug 2020
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The two-year period 64-62 bc is part of the roman republic, characterized by a dual leadership: in 64 bc l. julius cesar and c. marcius figulus, in 63 bc m. Tullius cicero and c. antonius hybrida, in 62 bc d. junius silanus and l. The roman republic witnessed a huge territorial expansion, namely the control over the entire mediterranean world and the societal structure was a cultural mix of latin, etruscan and greek elements. It is not a democracy, but an oligarchy, governed by a small number of gentes. The main events during that two-year period are the election of cicero as consul and the election of caesar as pontifex maximus, the head priest, in 63 bc, and the election of caesar as praetor in 62 bc. The republic experienced several violent civil wars, which lead to social and political crisis. Financial markets were established, flourishing trade was present between the provinces.
