Foreign Policy Flashcards
Aims
5
Peace
Allegiance to Empire
Security
Avenge Caesar
Administration
Aims
Peace
Pax Romama et Augusta
|_> made sure linked (didnt say no to woship)
Only 2 foreign wars
Influence instead of force
Aims
Allegiance to Empire
Troops called ‘solidiers’ (not ‘comrades’)
Standardised pay
Citizenship if record faithful service
Aims
Security
Gave self dangerous provinces (make sure)
Aims
Administration
Saw ‘Legates’ (leader of province) if required - 3 years+
Regular change (ensuring oppurtunity) |_> no concern for oppression
Achievements
4
Peace (success)
Allegience
No Radical Change
Containment
Achievements
Peace (success)
Gates of Janus closed 3 times (1 before)
Standards returned
Most severe punish (sell prisoners as slaves)
|_> Suet.
RG - ‘‘Adds Egypt’’ - NO WAR mentioned
Pacification of Alps
After civil wars Aug. Stops riding/fencing
Achievements
Allegiance
Standardised pay
|_> discourage revolt
Achievements
No Radical Change//Containment
'’Let there be reason for triumph’’
'’Carry arms only to repress arms’’
|_> Ovid - Containment
Admin. of Provinces
27BC
What
Who
Aug do?
27 Settlement - provinces split between S&P and Aug.
Aug intereferred in Public provinces
|> Cyrenaica Decrees
||> Aug. says Stlaccius Maximus ‘‘should be sent to me under bonds’’
AD14 (death) more Aug. than S&P
Admin of Provinces
How Aug. actions legitimised?
23BC - 23 settlement
|_> imperium proconsulare
Allowed to interfere in any province he is in
Admin. of Provinces
Who benefitted
According to who
Province - the people
Tacitus - ‘‘the new order was popular in the provinces’’
Admin. of Provinces
Why new order popular
Brought:
Peace Security Solidarity No corruption (single source of power) |_> careers depended on Aug. favour NOT polls so much
NOT POSSIBLE UNDER REPUBLIC
Admin. of Provinces
Imperial Provinces
Legates appointed by Aug.
|_> 3+ years (can extend)
Admin of Provinces
Public Provinces
Proconsuls rotated annually
