OVERTHROW OF SULLAN SETTLEMENT: RISE OF CRASSUS, POMPEY, CAESAR
GENERALIZATION: The conservative reforms of Sulla might have
guaranteed senatorial
hegemony
for years to come, but a series of threats to the security of the Roman
state in the 70's and 60's B.C. gave ambitious young men all the excuse
they needed to subvert Sulla's constitution and bring senatorial
control
of Rome's affairs to an end. Comment.
ID'S:
POMPEY, CRASSUS, CAESAR, CICERO, CATILINE, SERTORIUS, MITHRIDATES OF
PONTUS,
SPARTACUS, CLODIUS, FIRST TRIUMVIRATE, (BIBULUS, CONCORIDA ORDINUM,
MILO)
I. Strengths of Sulla's constitution
II. Challengers to Sulla's Constitution
A. Pompey
B. Crassus
III. Threats to Roman state
A. Sertorius (82-72 B.C.)
(Defeated by Metellus, Pompey)
B. Spartacus (73-71 B.C.)
( Defeated by Crassus,
Pompey)
(Crassus and Pompey as
consuls--70 B.C.)
C. Pirates
(Gabinian law (67--B.C.)
D. Mithridates
(Lucullus in Asia)
(Manilian law--66 B.C.)
IV. Political maneuverings
A. Caesar
B. Catiline
C. Cicero
(Prosecution of Veres,
Concordia Ordinum, Conspiracy of Catiline)
D. Return of Pompey
E. Caesar's Return
V. The First Triumvirate
A. Intro: The Game so Far—Pompey our Champion!
B. Return of Pompey (62 BC)
C. Return of Caesar (60 BC)
D. Formation of First Triumvirate—Three Big Winners!
E. Caesar’s Consulship
F. Caesar in Gaul
G. Clodius makes his move
H.. Renewal of Triumvirate (meeting at Luca)
I . Breakdown of Triumvirate