notes

I will be taking my test on June 2nd at 8:55-9:45.

  • 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, and docile
  • military generals worked that angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share in the spoils
  • soldiers’ loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic
  • Serves as consul (one year)
  • Appoints himself governor of Gaul
  • Pompey is jealous, becomes his rival
    • Caesar’s armies clash with Pompey’s in Greece, Asia, Spain, and Egypt (Caesar - winning!)
  • In 44BC he is named dictator - first for six months, then for life

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