Today in class we took more notes on Rome.
- how do you keep the plebs happy ( or at least keep them from revolting)
- the poet Juvenal said Rome " anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses"
- bread ( free grain from the state) and entertainment ( circus Maximus, Colosseum) partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, docile.
- Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebs (even though he was ultimately unsuccessful)
- military generals worked that angle-lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils.
- soiliders loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic
- Julius Cesar ( 100-44 BCE)
- highly successful general
- he conquered the huge territory of Gaul
- made common folks happy
- made friend in high places
- Pompey ( a general who conquered Syria and Palestine)
- Crassus ( the richest man in Rome, one of the richest man in all history)
- these 3 men formed the first Triumvirate ( rule of the three men)
- " crossing the rubicon" crossing the point of no return
- how do you keep the plebs happy ( or at least keep them from revolting)
- the poet Juvenal said Rome " anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses"
- bread ( free grain from the state) and entertainment ( circus Maximus, Colosseum) partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, docile.
- Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebs (even though he was ultimately unsuccessful)
- military generals worked that angle-lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils.
- soiliders loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic
- Julius Cesar ( 100-44 BCE)
- highly successful general
- he conquered the huge territory of Gaul
- made common folks happy
- made friend in high places
- Pompey ( a general who conquered Syria and Palestine)
- Crassus ( the richest man in Rome, one of the richest man in all history)
- these 3 men formed the first Triumvirate ( rule of the three men)
- " crossing the rubicon" crossing the point of no return
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