Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
8 - Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2018
Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter begins by following an aspiring Roman politicians (M. Aemilius Scaurus) from his initial rise to power to the conviction that led to his downfall and shows the extent to which politicians were cultivating different powerbases and seeking to gain the resources of empire for their own ends. A distinctive feature of the 60s and 50s was increased mobilization of those living in the city of Rome as street-fighters. The analyzes Cicero's use of rhetoric in establishing himself in the political arena and his ultimately unsucessful attempt to build consensus by attacking Catiline. The discussion then turns to efforts by Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey to monopolize powerbases and resources. Their alliance undermined the institutions of Senate and People and ultimately led to civil war in 49 BCE.
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- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE–20 CE , pp. 124 - 143Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018