today in western civ we took more notes on Rome, so here are my notes:
poor plebs:
-how do you keep the plebs happy (revolting)
-poet Juvenal said "[the people] anxiously hope for two things: bread and circuses"
-bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Coliseums) to keep them quiet and distracted.
change in rule:
-Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebs (even though he was ultimately successful)
-military generals worked the angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share.
-soldiers loyalty to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic.
Caesar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)
-highly successful general
-conquered a huge territory of Gaul (present day France).
Caesar - Politics:
-made common people happy
-made friends in high places
.Pompey (general who conquered Syria and Palestine)
.Crassus (richest man in Rome/ever)
-formed a boy group called "The 1st Triumvirate - meaning the rule of 3 man"
Peace x
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