10 KEY QUOTES Flashcards
(10 cards)
How does Plutarch describe the conflict between Marius and Sulla?
“that most fatal feud, which did Rome more harm than all her wars together had done”
[Life of Sulla, 7]
How did Appian describe the symbiotic relationship between the rulers and the soldiers?
“The rulers depended on the soldiers to guarantee their power … the soldiers depended on the men who had given them the land to continue in power”
[5.13]
According to Plutarch what was the significance of Lentulus in the Civil War?
Lentulus “gave Caesar the best possible excuse for taking action”
[Life of Caesar, 31]
According to Appian what was the purpose of the colonies?
“the colonies were established with the purpose of preventing the Republic from ever lifting its head because mercenaries, ready to do the bidding of men in power, had been settled alongside them”
[book 5]
How does Cicero describe the actions of Verres, reflecting corruption?
“one years profit into his pocket… the year’s to his patron’s… his third year… for distribution as bribes to his jurors”
[In Verrem, 1.40]
How did Octavian gain the consulship according to Suetonius?
“He seized the consulship at 19, marching on Rome as if the city were his enemy”
[Deified Augustus, 26]
What does Plutarch attribute as the cause of the Pompey- Caesar civil war?
‘it was not… the quarrel between Caesar and Pompey that brought on the civil wars, but rather their friendship”
[Life of Caesar, 13]
According to **Sallust ** what is Cataline’s motive?
“I saw unworthy men elevated to honourable positions”
[Catiline’s War 35]
How does Cataline’s promises in the 1st conspiracy reflect the economic situation in Rome, [Sallust]?
® About first Catiline Conspiracy: “Catiline promised them the cancellation of debts”
[Sallust Bellum catalinae 21]
How did Cicero believe Octavian should be treated?
“raised, praised, and erased”
