Today in western civilization, we took a whole lot of notes about the LO-3, which is on the overthrow of the republic of Rome.
- WHAT'S WONG WITH ROME?
- the soldiers often lost their land and were reduced to proletarian citizens.
- war profiteers abounded and profited from latitudias and slaves.
- "Just grab some land."
- IT'S A LIVING
- war profiteers
- used their wealth to buy ruined farm.
- in 150 BC, 1/3 of the Italian population was made up of slaves.
- THE GRACCHUS ATTEMPT
- in 2nd century BC, they attempted to help the poor get back their land.
- THE PLAN
- resettle the poor
- grow grain (welfare)
- raise the number of independents
- reduce the gap between the rich and the poor
- BEST LAID PLANS
- one year service--fell short and didn't do complete everything to help the people
- illegal re-election
- Senate saw Tiberius as a threat
- the Senate killed Tiberius
- Tiberius' little brother was killed by the Senate as well because he tried to uphold and go on doing his brother's will
- THE START OF JULIUS CAESAR
- a talented politician
- formed a unique government--triumvirate
- named the proconsul of Gaul and conquered most of western Europe, giving him great wealth, power, and influence.
- POWER AND AMBITION
- Senate gets worried and Pompey get jealous
- they tell him to disband his army before returning to Rome
- instead, he and his army cross the Rubicon and make a grand enterance
- this causes a near civil war between Caesar's and Pompey's army
- Pompey was defeated in Greece and killed in Egypt
- LARGE AND IN CHARGE
- 46 BC : Caesar was declared "Father of the Fatherland"
- Senate named him dictator for life
- WITH THE POWER
- resettled war vets.
- extended citizenship
- built buildings and roads
- introduced reforms
- MARC ANTONY
- Marc and Octavian each got some of Caesar's troops and formed another triumvirate
- Marc Antony had a love affair with Cleopatra with was unpopular with Rome
- Octavian defeats Marc + Cleopatra
- Octavian is supreme warlard
- Octavian is now known as Augustus, which means "revered one"
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