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Believe in yourself Flashcards

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Why is it only a democracy in theory

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No women or slaves
Only wealthy people can afford the earnings loss
Poor people will die before they reach the age requirement
Patrons make their clients vote for their friends

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What do you need to become a quaestor

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Military experience, age 30

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Sallust on cursus honorum

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Novus homo were seen unworthy of the honour of consulship almost as if they were unclean

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Why were novus homo unlikely to be consuls

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Nobiles wanted to keep the power within their social class

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Cicero

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Came to rome as novus homo. studied and did the things rich people do. Won legal cases to win friends

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Plutarch on cicero

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He made a point to remember everyones names so he seemed well connected
He got a house on palantine hill so people wouldnt walk far to see him
Pompey paid court to him and contributed to his power and fame

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Ciceros political career

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Quaestor in sicily 
Senator
Aedile
Praetor 
Consul
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Comitia Centuriata

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Vote for positions of imperium based on military class

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Cicero on power of elite

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Voting power should remain with the wealthy. Elite are better people

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Pompeys order of military victory

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Defeated lepidus who wanted a second consulship by defeating Brutus
Sertorius: was made a proconsul to defeat him in spain
Spartacus: stole Crassus thunder by killing some fugitives

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Why was pompeys career unusual

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He was made proconsul to defeat sertorius without any requirements for cursus honorum. then was made a consul

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Plutarch on pompey

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Crassus was too afriad to stand for election without pompeys support

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How did pompey use the tribune of the plebs

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Gave him permission to go fight the pirates when the senate said no. Plebs liked him so they said hell yeah

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Plutarch on pompey and TOB

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His ally gave him irresponsible power

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Caesars political career

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Military experience in asia, practiced as a lawyer
Becomes quaestor, aedile, praetor and proprateor
Pontifex maximus

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Plutarch on Caesars aunts funeral

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Displayed images of her husband marius to boost his public image because the people liked him

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Suetonius on Caesars aunts funeral

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Said her mother descended from the kings and her father from the gods

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Pontifex maximus

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high priest. Religion tied in with politics because the gods bring good favor to Rome. given a house in the forum which puts you right in the action

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plutarch on caesar as pontifex maximus

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When he prevailed the senate and nobiles feared he would lead the people into recklessness

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Why did caesar strike an alliance with pompey and crassus

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Needed the support of the wealthy and powerful in order to become consul. needed their amicitia netowrks to get the votes

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Plutarch on Caesars alliance

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Crassus and pompey were at odds but Caesar convinced them that fighting was only increasing the power of other men

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What did Crassus, Caesar and pompey get out of the alliance

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Caesar gets consulship and a 5 year military command in gaul
Pompey gets land he promised to his vets
Crassus gets tax rebates in asia that will help his business

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Luca

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CCP meet and decide Crassus and Pompey will be consuls the next year
Each get a 5 year command in Gaul, Spain and Syria

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Beginning of civil war

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Pompey got a military command in Spain to match that of Caesar in Gaul. Crassus knew he wasnt as powerful so he tried to conquer Parthia but failed and died

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Plutarch on pompey and civil war

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Cato convinced senate to make pompey sole consul to appease him so he wouldnt become a dictator

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Caesars response to pompey as consul

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Asks for special permission to stand for conslship by proxy in gaul

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End of Civil war

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Caesar crosses the rubicon, pompey and senate flee to greece so he takes over Rome and the treasurey. Fight in pharsalus and pompey escapes and flees to egypt where he is assasinated

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Clemency

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While wiping out Pompeys remaining supporters he displays clemency to appear as a merciful and fair leader
- gain support in new terriotry and add prisoners of war to army

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Dictatorship

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Caesar used the legitimate political office to gain military control. Refused to give it up after dealing with pompey, was awarded it for 1o years and then for life

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Cicero on dictators

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In the good old days Cincinnatus was called to be dictator while working on his farm. Dealt with the problem and gave up the positon after 16 days

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How did Caesar monompolize power as dictator

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Held the consulship, appointed his only people as magistrates and gave himself sancrosanctitas

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Suetonius on Caesar

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People saluted him with the title rex and tried to put a crown on his head

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Why was Caesar assaisnated

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He was planning a campain in Parthia which could make him more powerful. Cassius, Brutus and the senate killed him because he was monopolizing the politcal offices

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Why was the triumvirate started

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After Caesars death Lepidus, Antony and Octavius wasnted to kill his assains. Turned into them fighting for the power and support he had

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Mutina

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Brutus in the governor of gaul and Antony goes up there to unseat him and take the troops. The senate sends the 2 consuls and Octavius up there to rescue brutus. Brutus survives, Lepidus and Antony are in spain and octavian marches to rome to demand consulship

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Cicero on octavian

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Thought he should be given imperium by making him propraetor. Thinks he will listen to him because he is old and wise but forgets where his allegiances will lie

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Triumviri republicae constituendae

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3 men reorganizin the state in time of crisis. Formal office made legit by a vote form tribune of the plebs. Same powers a dictator

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Proscription

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Legal execution of personal rivals and public enemy that Antony used to kill cicero

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Brutus and Cassius after mutina

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Trying to gain support in the eastern empoire but Antony and Octavian kill them in greece

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Triumvirate end

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Lepidus is pushed out and then eventually exiled by octavian. Antony gets the East in provincial realloctaion and builds ties with Egypt and then fials at taking parthia

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Donations of alexandria

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Antony gives terriotry to Cleopatra and her kids to build a relationship with egypt

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Dio on Donations of alexandria

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Rumours that if he won he would hand the city of rome over to egypt

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Suetonius

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Octavian opened Antonys will to show he made cleos kids his heirs. used it to spark public outrage and gain supoort

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Actium

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Octavian and Antony fight on dividing line between east and west and octavian wins and antony kills himself

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Dio on octavian and the principate

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Makes a show of abolishing the unjust regulations set up in the war

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First Augustan settlement

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Speaks with the senate. Gives them back their power. Restore the rihts and law of people and restore the republic

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Strabo on FAS

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He took the provinces in need of military garrison but gave the rest of the power back to the senate

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Augustus on FAS

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Senate bestows him with honours and names him augustus in thanks for returning the power

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Augustus quote on FAS

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I have supreme power by universal consent and transfer the state from my own power to the people of rome and the senate

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Potestas

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Political power that ends when you leave office. Augustus has n mor eof this than others

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Auctoritas

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Perosonal influence and power. augustus has more which is the base of his power

52
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imperium proconsulare maius

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To veil his power Augustus regins after his 6 th consulship and gives himself this title which gives him control over all the troops in the empire. Also gets tribunician power to pass laws and vito magistrates

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Keys to augutus success

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Veiled power with princeps
Paid the army well
Gave the poeple games
Gave the elite thei rpower in politcs back

54
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Tacctitus on Augustus power

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Slaveish obedience was the best way to survive financially and politically

55
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How did Caesar and pompey compete for public support

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Theatre of pompey and voting booths. Build extravagant public buildings

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Vallerius maximus Romulus hut

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No riches can be preferred to the modest means of men like these

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Paterculus on houses

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An owner wanted his house to be built so whatever he does will be seen by all

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tablinium

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Room at rear of house for more formal events requiring privacy

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Peristyle

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Small indoor garden

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Triclinium

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Dining area near rear

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cicero on amicitia

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Cicero reccommends his freind to servius and expects that servius will tell hsi friend of his kindess

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Seneca on patrons

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Said patrons were rude and would leave clients after waiting for a long time or slip out the back door if they didnt feel like seeing them

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Seneca on clients

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Said they would seek out rich old patrons in hopes of inheriting their money

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Salutation

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Morning meeting where client would see if patron wass in need of any services

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Cato on slaves

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Sell the old oxen, tools, wagons and sick or old slaves and whatever else was superfluous

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Varo on slaves

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Worked better when treated with generosity

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Pliny on slaves

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A roman equestrian would throw his slaves in a pond of eels

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Sallust on republic luxury

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Lavish in offerings to the gods, frugal in their homes

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Good and bad luxury in the republic

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Good: modest means associated with with indigenous countryside
Bad: Life of riches associated with influx of foreign wealth

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Cicero on morality and luxury

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Morality strongly related to work ehtic– In the good old days senators would work on their farms

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Sallust on imperial luxury

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Augustus razed a house to the ground that his granddaughter built to show it didnt fit with traditional values

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Imperial luxury

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Good: Spending lavishly on the public and the gods
Bad: private luxury

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Pliny on luxury

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Degeneration of traditional trades like farming in pursuit of wealth. Desire for money makes people lazy
But also looked down on simplicity of germanic tribes

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Pliny good and bad luxury

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Good: Natural luxury working in conjunction with nature
Bad: unnecessary luxury that contaminates natures beauty

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Pliny luxury quote

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Probe her entrailsand dig in her veins for metals and gems

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Northern chracteristics

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Brave, war-like, unintelligent, undiscliplined, undercivilized

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Vitruvius on race

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Northeners are chilled by the thick climate and dampness which makes them sluggish. Southeners minds are made acute by the heat making them quick

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South characteristics

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Quick witted, unwar like and cowardly

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Vitruvius on Rome

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The gods allotted the land of Rome because it is divine and temperate – rational basis to look down on people

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East

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Lack morality, over elaborate clothing, soft cowardly and clever

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How do they rationalize hate for the east

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Immoral because of luxury and have kings which is not republican

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Why did rome hate egypt

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Antony wanted to take capitol to alexandria and take Rome away from its divine land

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Greeks

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Seen as decadent easterners, luxurious and untrustworthy because of oratory. But they were powerful and required a more sophisticated response

84
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Requirements for marriage

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Citizens
Same social class
Consent from grooms father

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Pre 3rd century marriage

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woman under legal power of husband, could have no private finances and could not initiate divorce

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Sine manu marriage

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Gave more power to wife. Remianed in legal power of father, could own her own property and initiate divorce

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Augustine on marriage

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Describes an abusive relationship where wife served husband like a master. Men could punish women however they wanted

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Pliny on otium

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A mans pleasures tell you of his true worth, moral excellence and self-control

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Quintillian

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Sloth leads to immorality. Feared laziness would make his son become a criminal

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Proper otium

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For the dinified elite, worthwhile, stimulating, productive pursuits that are for personal development. Will make you a better citizen and help Rome

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Difference between modern and Roman leisure

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Our leisure is personal, Roman leisure is for the good of rome

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Cicero on alea

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Said marc antony wasted his life in brothels, drinking and gambling

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Columella on alea

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Urban plebs are a lazy race of slaves habituated to leisure like chariot races, theatre, brothels and dice

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Ludi

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Public games put on by the emperor during religious holidays often to win support of the people

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Munera

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Privately sponsored games put on by wealthy families at any time. Augustus tried to limit these

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