Rome to the end of the Republic (31 BC)

The Roman conquest of Greece

• Unlike previous conquests, the Roman conquest of Greece was long-drawn and fiercely fought.

• Almost immediately after the end of the second Punic war the Romans attacked Greece.

• King Perseus of Macedon resisted them for years• The conquest of Greece took 50 years of almost constant warfare, and it

is a testament to the tenacity of the Romans.• After the battle of Corinth (146 BC) the whole of the Greek peninsula

becomes Roman territory• In the same year the Romans destroy Carthage, and thus they complete

the subjugation of their two ancient rivals for the supremacy of the Mediterranean.

Rome in 146 BC

The Civil struggle of the 1st c.

• Now that Rome had an empire and much strength• In some ways the old Republic was too weak to handle the

strong leaders and interests that came to power (just as in Startwars)

• Strong generals started fighting with each other for the prize of supreme power.

• Rome itself and the provinces became the theater of bloody conflicts.

• The last man standing, Augustus became in all but name the first emperor of Rome

• Marius vs Sulla:Marched against RomeImposed an indefinite dictatorshipProscriptions of Roman Citizens

The Triumvirate (60 BC)

Antony and Cleopatra

The Hollywood Version

Antony VS Octavian

Octavian Augustus, Princeps (after the battle of Actium in 31 BC)

Rome in 30 BC.