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June 1, 2023: JULIUS CAESAR AND THE DEMISE OF THE REPUBLIC (2 CLASSES) -…

- - - - spread of slavery in agricultural system
        
        cheap slave labor
        
        displaced average citizens
        
        other are unemployed
        
        eg. tech today (AI, robots, computers)
        
        automation
        
        unemployment of small farmers
        
        poverty
        
        crime
        
        dissatisfaction with society
      - devaluation of roman currency
        
        inflation
        
        similar to inflation today
        
        had gold coins
        
        later had less gold content - less value
      - power of julius caesar
        
        wanted to restructure the society - seeing that it was declining
        
        "doesn't know what its doing" - "corrupt"
        
        first war broke out after his death
        
        after he died (March 15, 44 BCE)
        
        knew that he might get assasinated
        
        octavian 18 y.o.
        
        war was between antony and octavian
        
        julius caesar wrote that octavian would have the rule
        
        octavian augustas would be the first emperor of rome
        
        mark antony - julius caesar's other right hand man
  - - - battle of alessia - epic
  - - - republicans vs democrats (?)
      - 48 BCE - caesar chases pompey from italy, to greece, to egypt
        
        pompey is killed in egypt
        
        caesar allies himself with cleopatra
        
        helps her get the throne
  - - - caesar wants a one-man ruler - himself