de gnaei pompei cicero

how does Cicero connect the art fo warfare with that of rhetoric.

dicendi gravitas et copia possesses quaedam dignitas imperatoria

Bithynia

bequeathed to Rome in 75, region in northern Anatolia

Ariobarzanes

King of Cappadocia

who is tigranes the Great?

(ii) king of Armenia, teh Artaxid dynasty, ruled 95-55, Armenian expansion reach its peak under him. ally of Mith

who was Lucius Licinius Murena?

had proven himself at the Battle of Chaeronea. commanded the second mith. War but was defeated. Result= reconciliation between Ariobarzanes and Mith. Despite this, Murena was given triumph in 80bc.

who had been appointed to take over from Lucullus’ command?

Glabrio - incompetent: delaying in bithynia caused M to take back his kingdom in 66.

What are the 4 main virtues of the perfect general according to Cicero?

scientiam rei militaris (1 para), virtutem (14 paras), auctoritatem (4 paras), felicitatem (2 paras.).

Which war did Pompey join in ‘boyhood’ with hi sfather’s army?

the Social War.

what was Pompey’s involvement in the Numidian War?

defeated Domitius Ahenobarbus and King Iarbas of Numidia at the Battle of Utica 81

when was the Sertorian War fought between Rome an dIberia?

80-72

what was Pompey’s involvement in Sicily?

In 81 B.C., when Pompeius recovered Sicily from the Marian general Carbo.

Spartacus revolt

73-1

Whom did the pirates capture for ransom, and why 12 lictors?

Two praetors according to PLutarch (each has 6 lictors)

whose children were held ransom by teh pirates?

Probably Marcus Antonius, the orator (see the Pro Cluentio, § 140), who defeated the pirates in 103 B.C. and whose daughter (liberi!) was kidnapped and held to ransom

What is the shameful event at Ostia ?

68 the town was attacked by pirates who set the port on fire and destroyed the consular war fleet and kidnapped two senators.

Cicero is later critical of Pompey’s policy toward the pirates how?

in de Officis he says ‘we give immunity to pirates and make our allies pay tribute’

how does Cicero refer to Pompey’s virtues in conclusion of the virtus section? (36)

such is his superhuman and unbelievable genius as a commander ‘est haec divina atque incredibilis virtus imperatoris’

Who was quintus fabius?

fabius cunctator, saved Rome from Hannibal,

Who was Marcus Claudius Marcellus

conqueror of Syracuse in 212 bc

Hortensius

greatest orator before cicero - his great rival - had been on the other side in the Verrine trial

Antiochus and Perses

the former iii the Great, king of Syria 222-187. Defeated by Rome in 190.the latter King of Macedonia defeated in 168.

significance of Delos

- of great commercial importance due to its situation as a halfway house between Europe and asia, excellent harbour +security due to its temple. It became still more important when Corinth was destroyed by the Romans in 146 B.C.

which Scipio conquered Carthage and Numantia?

Scipio Aemilianus in 146 and 133. adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus

example of a governor who took advantage of his imperium?

Creticus – had misused his imperium with the pirates to plunder the provinces. He lost a fleet in a battle with the Cretans for this reason. (cf Verres)

Who took over from Creticus with the pirate problem?

Publius Servilius

Why does Cicero praise Curio, Lentulus, and Cassius

(1) first general to push as far as the Danube; (2) legate in POmpey’s quashign of the pirates (3) defeated by Spartacus