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Quiz 2Lecture 9 - Greece and Rome: Cultural Tensions and ConflictTarentum and war with Pyrrhus of Epirus -Tarentum: Greek colony of Sparta, suspect Rome of breaking the treaty and sending warships, gets nervous and attacked Rome-Tarentum asked Pyrrhus of Epirus to lead their war against the Romans (brought elephants)-Pyrrhic Victory: won but suffering irreplaceable casualties in defeating Rome during the Pyrrhic WarFlamininus and “The Freedom of the Greeks”-Flamininus: Roman general who defeated Macedonian King, didn’t destroy Macedon (region of Greece) but weaken it-Considered the conquered city being set freed -Cities encouraged forming their own leagues or alliances for matters foreign policy and defense-However criticized and implied to be soft and weakPerseus and Lucius Aemilius Paullus-Perseus: last king of Marcedon, defeated at the Third Macedonian War-Marks the end of the policy of Greek Freedom-Macedon became one province of Rome-Lucius Aemilius Paullus: cognomen Macedonicus, conqueror of Macedon who defeats Perseus; took library of Perseus as his booty, tragedy: two sons given away in adoption but the rest two died around his triumphModern theories of Roman imperialism(1) Greed: acquisition of slaves, economic policy(2) Ambition: belligerency and militarism(3) Unintentional: defensive nature of warfareOpinions of ancient Greek authors on imperialism -Timaeus: first Greek historian to recognize emergent greatness of Rome after defeat of Pyrrhus-Polybius: first Greek historian to examine in depth and seriously Roman imperialism, study of primary documents, use of ‘eye-witness’ accounts; predestined and intentional, fate -Posidonius: Stoic, continued with Polybius, Rome ‘civilized’ the world, brought law and orderLecture 10 - Catullus: The New PoetBiography of Catullus -Gaius Valerius Catullus-Born at Verona in northern Italy, wealthy equestrian family-Has great influence on Ovid, Virgil, etc.-Describe stage of love he had with Lesbia-No surviving ancient bio