Administration of Rome, Italy and Empire Flashcards
Tiberius in Suetonius
- T given commission to reorganise the defective grain supply and to inquire into the state of slave barracks throughout italy - shows he was given responsibilities
- Tiberius had many military triumphs; “restored the kingdom of Armenia”, “collected the lost standards from the Parthians”, “governed Transalpine Gaul”, “took 40,000 German prisoners”.
- There was “the Illyrian revolt, which he [Tiberius] was sent to surpress, and which proved to be the most bitterly fought. Tiberius conducted this war for 3 years, then managed to “reduce the whole of Illyricum…to complete submission.”
- Tiberius made Rome safer by “decreasing the distance between military posts” and gave the Praetorian Guard “barracks and a fortified camp”. “He also abolished the right of sanctuary in temples” so that criminals could be punished.
Tiberius Tacitus
Page 100; There was a German Uprising between the Cherusci and the Suebi. The Cherusci wanted to fight against Rome and become independent, the Suebi wanted to keep the Romans. The Suebi lost and Tiberius refused to help, although he sent Drusus to “establish peaceful conditions”.
Page 103; In AD17 there was an African uprising led by Tacfarinas, an ex-roman auxiliary. “he organized his vagabonds into army units”. He was defeated by the governor of Africa.
Page 129; Tacfarinas then “resumed hostilities” and “began destroying villages and looting extensively”. He then won against Decrius, as Decrius’ men abandoned him. Tacfarinas then kept attacking, but was then “driven back into the desert” by Lucius Apronius Caesianus.
Page 138-141; There was a Gallic uprising due to heavy debts. It’s instigators were Florus of the Treviri and Sacrovir of the Aedui. They wanted to “regain independence”. Florus’ rebellion didn’t go well, and he eventually killed himself. Scrovir’s rebellion used Roman spoils and were “formidable”. However the “Gallic townsmen lacked discipline and battle experience”. The rebellion failed, and Sacrovir killed himself.
Claudius in Suetonius
Section 18; “Claudius always interested himself in the proper upkeep of the city and the regular arrival of grain supplies”.
Section 20; Claudius had a few main building works including “the draining of the Fucine Lake…the building of the harbor at Ostia…constructed a new aqueduct….built a lighthouse.”
Claudius in Tacitus
Page 235; There was civil unrest in Armenia, where there were arguments as to who would claim the throne. Claudius sent Mithridates back to Armenia to claim the throne, however there were fights between Vardanes and Gotarzes. Vardanes eventually won, and then went back home, where as he had become slightly arrogant, he was assassinated. Mithridates was then able to take the throne. This shows that Claudius did have some power over the provinces, as he was able to help end the civil unrest.
Page 238; The Cherusci asked Rome for a king to rule them, as civil wars had killed all of the remaining heirs, however there was one who had been brought up in Rome, Italicus. At first the Germans welcomed him and many men envied his power and thought that he was helping Rome to take them over even more. Italicus won a battle which was set to prove himself, however he then became arrogant and was rejected, then restored by another tribe. At a similar time, the governor of Lower Germany died, and Gannascus revolted, however Corbulo (the new governor) managed to defeat him. Tacitus likes Corbulo for his military discipline, “revived the traditional standards of discipline…made the Romans better soldiers”.
