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what happened after philippi and why controversial
augustus returned to italy and worked on land distribution
wealthy too connected, the land was taken off the middle to lower class.
controversy in perusia 40BC
Lucius surrendered in 40BC and the town was sacked and set on fire.
suetonius 15, octavian slaughtered over 300 people despite them begging for clementia (suetonius claimed 300 were sacrificed on the altar of caesar)
what did MA following Aug’s slow concentration of power 40bc
he made an alliance with Pompey to defend the east from attack from parthia
why did sextus pompey resent ppl
he was son of pompey the great, he was killed by egyptians as he fleed there following his defeat by JC at the battle of Pharsalus
brundisium
antony and octavian’s troops forced a treaty by refusing to fight. it divided the empire, oct west, MA east, Lepidus africa. MA then married to Octavia to cement alliance
what was sextus pompey doing in 42BC
he occupied sicily initially working with the govt. he took sole control and gained numbers by accepting escaped slaves into his fleet. by brundisium, he had blockaded rome to stop the flow of grain.
general info around pompey defeat
octavian claimed captured pirates had admitted to working for pompey. Menas, was persuaded by Octavian through promises of rewards to defect around 38 BCE, handing over control of Corsica and Sardinia, which were strategic for Octavian’s planned invasion of Sicily.
why did aug’s invasion of sicily in 38bc fail
Octavian gathered two large fleets which he planned to converge to invade the island which he failed to do because the fleets and commanders were inexperienced. Two storms also helped to weaken Octavian’s forces and they had to turn back.
what happened after naulochus
Lepidus used the power vacuum to demand control of Sicily (Octavian bribed his troops, walked out with them, and stripped him of his power)
how would assoc w julius caesar give the impression of military strength
JC was known to the men of the army and the upper classes to be a capable and skilled military leader w/ several victories to his name
benefits for aug of replacing biological father w caesar
aside from popularity and militant strength, aug’s biological father was a bnker (dishonourable) with no family connections.
what ways was the gold aureus successful as propaganda
depicting caesar wiht a laurel suggests oct too will be successful too as it named oct as caesar
was distributed throughout the whole empire and omitted problematic parts of his image
what ways was the gold aureus of 43bc unsuccessful
would have only really worked on the plebians who had no political standing and a deeper alliance to JC than senatorial classes who disliked his tyranny more
BUT it is a gold aureus, distributed towards the upper classes, still links him to JC who recently was assass
how did aug seek to distance himself from bad parts of JC’s legacy
on coins, he was sure to empahsise the democratic aspects of his titles, worked closely with the senate (donated his army to them, fought against MA at Mutina w Consuls) and started career semi-traditionally
how did the second triumvirate justify Philippi
against Brutus and Cassius as a way of “avenging caesar”
insinuates the assass was wrong and worthy of vengeance
how did aug cement links eith antony prior to philippi
by giving MA’s daughter to octavian in marriage and taking an oath, cementing julius’ will.
why was temple of mars ultor built
to commemorate aug victory at 42BC battle of philippi. became place where important military decisions were made and state ceremonies of military connotation
describe temple of mars ultor
8000 square meters and built next to JC forum
imitated julius’ temple to venus in architecture
made from white marble
dedicated to mars the avenger and served as a justification for philippi for octavian as it relates to roman values of pietas.
effect of apollo being incorporated as a patron saint on aug’s image
assoc octavian with success, healing, prophecy, and knowledge. use of co-marketing allows pre-conceptions of apollo to be transferred to augustus
effect did dressing apollo at his wedding on aug image
38bc
suggested the union of livia and apollo was blessed by the gods.
sense of security to romans due to the belied that portrayals of the gods could actually become them.
effect of connecting apollo’s temple to his own house on aug image and what year
28BC welcomes aug to the pantheon and put shim on the same level of esteem and power as apollo
effect of emulating hercules’ appearance on antony’s image
suggested mainly tot he east that he was a strong soldier
co-marketing connects hercules’ reputation with his own
what effect did forming a dionysian cult have on antony’s image good and bad
suggested he was passionate and isnpired, he embodies the spirit of dionysus - since D was an oracular and inspiring force. co-marketing
bad - octavian could now set antony up as a traitor to rome, as a man who betrayed the civilised ways of roman life for a wild life of hubris. manipulated dionysian image to portray antony as a madman, incompetent to handle power
why was antony’s use of dionysian image weaker grab than octavian’s apollonian iamge
dionysus was only a demigod, octavian had two gods on his side, apollo (patron saint), Venus (ancestral lineage)
