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Roman Historiography
Republican
SEMINAR III:
Sallust BC 6-10
Party Politics ch2
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BC 6-10
What is is his point?
What are the buzz words?
nationes v. populi?
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.25-41
• nobiles
• mos maiorum
• imagines
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Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.25-41
• patrician
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.25-41
• plebeian
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Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.25-41
• equites
Roman Citizen Classes
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Patrician
Senatorial (Plebeian)
Equites (Plebeian)
Property Owners
(Plebeian)
• Capite Censi (Plebeian)
Money
Property Requirements
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T I F F ( Un c o m p r e s s e d ) d e c o m p r e s s o r
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≈ 16 asses = 4 ƒ = 1 denarius
ƒ1,000,000 for Senatorial
ƒ400,000 for Equites
ƒ3,000 for 4th class
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Party Politics
Cursus honorum jpg
Party Politics
Personalities & Programs
Roman Republican government
– Checks & balances
– Aristocratic control
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
• Nobiles
– Military service requirements class determined
• Cavalry/officer class
– Centuriate Assembly
• Vote for consuls praetors
• Vote in order by class
– Senate
• Ex-magistrates life-time membership
• Subdivisions based on rank (highest office held)
– Asked to speak in order of rank
– Election to office influenced by family & hereditity
» novus homo
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.41-47
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clientes
patronus
fides
origins? history?
salutatio
deductores
campaign entourage
– collegia
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.41-47
• unde clientes?
–Conquer
–Inherit
–Govern
–Enlist soldiers
–Establish colony
–Make citizens
–Make treaties
Oath of fealty
Party Politics
Nobiles, Clients & Personal Armies
p.47-49
• oath of allegiance to
imperator
• Marian reforms
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– Longer service
• client of imperator
• veteran colonies
marivs
svlla
• “first triumvirate”
– populares v. optimates
– personal parties
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• totalitarianism
Pompey
caesar