Wednesday, February 16, 2011

2/16/10 (the twelve caesars notes)

start page 196
  • created a law that you could only be senator if you had previously 5 generations of family who lived in Rome
  • found marooned slaves on an island and freed them, those who were sick and taken in by their slave-owners, the owners were murdered
  • only allowed Italian travel by foot, sedan chair, and litter
  • sent the jewish people of Rome due to their annoyance to the city of Alexandria in Egypt
  • restored th3 temple of venus at sicily
  • fell in love so much with the influence of the freedmen
  • he seemed to be their servant rather than their emperor
  • distributed titles, army commands, indulgences or punishments according to their wishes
  • commands were often given through trickery of claudius
  • he also signed a marriage that never happened
  • "Am i Still Emperor?" - began to get crazy with age

eng page 202

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