Morality Flashcards
Augustus’ citizenship laws?
harsh with provision of citizenship - wanted to keep rome pure
-SUET
Augustus’ laws on manumission?
made it more difficult for slaves to be manumitted and for libertas to become citizens
-SUET
Augustus and adultery
passed laws prohibiting it but was guilty of it himself
-SUET
Augustus’ laws on dress code
re inforced the wearing of togas - couldn’t enter forum if not in toga
-SUET
Augustus’ order of seating at the games?
- senators at front, slaves and women at back
- SUET
Song about Augustus’ laws praised what? what was the reality?
marriage laws (papia poppea) -HORACE the laws were ineffective -TACITUS
letters between Tiberius and the aediles
aediles expressed concern at immorality, Tiberius responded saying Augutus’ laws were forgotten and to ignore the ‘trivial’ problem
-TACITUS
perception on standards of morality during Augustus’ reign?
morality getting worse - people becoming indulgent
-LIVY
View on the mob and the games
mob makes you forget your morals, games are ‘murder pure and simple’
-SENECA
Vespasian’s laws on women and slaves
if a women involved herself with another mans slave, she should be treated as one herself
-SUETONIUS
what did Vespasian bring to Rome?
return to the ways of Augustus after years of immorality
-SUETONIUS
what is claudius accused of?
punishing people on false charges and killing 35 senators
-SUETONIUS
How did Nero encourage immorality?
encouragement of games, acting etc. - led youth to be interested in trivial things
-TACITUS
Quote from _____ about Nero’s rule
all which could suffer or produce corruption could be seen at Rome
-TACITUS
Views on women from source
they induce corruption
-JUVENAL
