CC 302: Introduction to Ancient Rome (Unique # 28450)

CC 347: The Cultural History of Rome (Unique # 28560)

September 24: The Late Republic

I. Lingua Latina:
alea iacta est
veni, vidi, vici
et tu, Brute?

II. Rome, 146-44 BCE: External Affairs

• 133: Province of Asia bequeathed to Rome
• 111-105: Jugurthan War
• 109-101: Cimbri and Teutones
• 91-88: Italian (Social) War
• 88-63: Wars with Mithridates
• 73-71: Spartacus
• 67: Defeat of pirates
• 58-50: Caesar conquers Gaul
• 53: Crassus killed fighting Parthians

Map of the Roman Empire, 60 BCE

III. Rome, 146-44 BCE: Internal Affairs

A. Problems and stresses

• in the senate

1. group vs. individuals
2. nobiles vs. novi homines

• equites

1. tax farming
2. law courts

• others

1. land distribution
2. grain supply
3. debt

B. Events

• Tribunates of Tiberius (133) and Gaius (122) Gracchus
• 106-101: Gaius Marius enlists unpropertied in army
• 88-82: Civil Wars between Sulla and Marius (and his successors)
• 82-79: Sulla dictator
• 63: Conspiracy of Catiline
• 60: "1st Triumvirate" of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
• 49-45: Civil War between Caesar and Pompeians
• 44: Caesar Assassinated

Images to Accompany Discussion 7

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