Seminar - Riots

Question 1

Kelly - use of military as response to riots

Answer 1

Often thought to be inappropriate to use military to deal with riots
Punishment should be a last option

Question 2

Kelly - who causes riots?

Answer 2

Overwhelming majority of sources suggest that elites cause riots i.e. Elites vs. Masses?
Most riot sources are not contemporary

Question 3

Kelly - how should riots be dealt with?

Answer 3

The emperor should use his personal prowess an gravitas to put down the riot.

Question 4

S. L. Dyson - revolt in Dalmatia

Answer 4

Social organisation developed among Arminius. This was the only native rebellion to be successful

Question 5

S. L. Dyson - shared similarities of revolts

Answer 5

Attempted romanisation fails and they occur at a time when the Romans were accelerating their administrative and financial control. The revolts generally catch the romans off-guard