MMW 12 Lecture 1: MMW 12 Week 1 (J. Smarr)

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Richard Cohen

Document Summary

Increasing multiculturalism (races, religions, customs: art in the capitals b) theater changes from drama to mime and dance. Increasing number of slaves: farming is now done by slaves, huge estates, greek slaves tutor roman children. Increasing class conflict and internal hostilities: social protest, loss of faith in the senate and respect for the senate, opens the way for the end of the republic and to have an emperor. 1st century bc = struggle for power within rome: consuls, pompey and julius caesar, julius caesar stages a coup in 49bc (1) phrase crossing the rubion , how can the state protect itself from its own military, julius caesar. Caesar: to protect the republic, to protect their class interests, julius" adopted son octavian sought justice against the assassins, the armies loyalties were split and civil war breaks out, civil war, octavian vs. Cicero : true law is right reason in agreement with nature .