How to succeed in the exam but really only birds succeed Topics covered for both Emperors Life before becoming Emperor Accession Relationship with Senate Admin of Rome and public finances Foreign Policy ID: 239362
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A2 Classical Civilisation
How to succeed in the exam
(but really, only birds succeed)Slide2
Topics covered for both Emperors
Life before becoming Emperor
Accession
Relationship with Senate
Admin of Rome and public finances
Foreign Policy
Influence and importance of others
Succession
Emperors as individualsSlide3
Must also consider...
How have the writers have viewed each of these topics?Slide4
What and how to use...
Tacitus
Orator + Senator
Fascinated by Republic
Similar to Sallust rather than Livy as historian (disgruntled)
Concerned with political history
Adept at making an effective point (damning asides)
Consistent in his views? Or wanting to show range of human behaviour
Suetonius
Historian and Equestrian order
Similar to Pliny in writing styleFar more anecdotal (story like) in 12 CaesersPortrays Tib. and Claud. by character traits.Set formula to his work: descriptions of appearance, omens, family history, quotes, and then a history
Don’t get drawn into using just Tacitus for
Tib
. And Suetonius for Claudius Slide5
Layout of exam
Firstly...make the correct choices
Small passage to read that will be an indicator for questions
5 marks
– Basic facts
10 marks
– Based on significance of an issue, person or theme. (No Tacitus / Suet.)
20 marks
– Judgement question with for and against argument. T and S use to illustrate points.
40 marks
– statement given – argument needed with total use of T and S to show how sources affect judgementSlide6
How to use the writers...
In reference to Tacitus...
According to Suetonius...
The writers deal with this issue by...
Summed up by the writings of...
Both writers address the issue of...
Both writers agree that...
R
eference
Comparison
ConcludingSlide7
Key themes, questions and issues
Areas to expand your revision!Slide8
Questions
What were Claudius’ and Tiberius’ major achievements for Rome and Empire?
How far can we view either
Tib
. or
Claud
. as the more worthy successor to Aug?
How much political and reputational manipulation can we see in their activities?
How did either use existing institutions and political roles to validate actions?
How important was military success to an emperor’s career and governance of Empire?
How did each present his image in Rome and abroad?Slide9
Additional Themes
The Constitutional basis of the
Principate
(legal?)
Autocracy and freedom of Emperors including Caligula (use him as an alternative to arguments)
Relationship between Rome and Provinces
Emperor worship – Why did it occur and its effect.
Tip:
Most of these points deal with provinces so its worth while learning the areas that Rome controlled and how they controlled them?Slide10
Revision strategies???
Notes
Exam papers
Structuring essays
Choosing questionsSlide11
Good revision strategy is based on quotes
So...
Find a quote that sums up each emperor for the following topicsSlide12
Topics covered for both Emperors
Life before becoming Emperor
Accession
Relationship with Senate
Admin of Rome and public finances
Foreign Policy
Influence and importance of others
Succession
Emperors as individualsSlide13
Quotes for the Emperor -Tiberius
Life before becoming Emperor
Accession
Relationship with Senate
Admin of Rome and public finances
Foreign Policy
Influence and importance of others
Succession
Emperors as individuals‘new reign’s first crime was the assassination of A.
Posthumus’ (T)‘until I grow so old that you may be good enough to grant me a respite’ (S)‘no fixed or generally recognised rule of succession within the imperial family’ (T)
‘no hesitation when addressing the senate’ (T)‘What hard and hazardous work it was to rule the empire’ (T)Slide14
Quotes for the emperor Claudius
Life before becoming Emperor
Accession
Relationship with Senate
Admin of Rome and public finances
Foreign Policy
Influence and importance of others
Succession
Emperors as individuals
CAN YOU FIND SUITABLE QUOTES ON CLAUDIUS?