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Quiz. Hannibal was the military leader of what city state? Scipio was the general of what newly forming empire? Who won the all three Punic Wars? What does the word “civic” mean? A negative to vast expansion was the fact that nearly 1/3 of the population was made up of __________ labor. .

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  1. Quiz • Hannibal was the military leader of what city state? • Scipio was the general of what newly forming empire? • Who won the all three Punic Wars? • What does the word “civic” mean? • A negative to vast expansion was the fact that nearly 1/3 of the population was made up of __________ labor.

  2. The Gracchus Brothers • Plebian brothers who became Tribunes and attempted reform in the late republic • Socialism? • Fixed grain price • Redistribute land • They were both murdered by the Senate because they were a threat

  3. The First Triumvirate • Pompey, Crassus and Caesar • Pompey (GnaeusPompeius) • Was only 28 when he was given command of an army in Spain (77 BC) • Marcus LiciniusCrassus • An ambitious Senator who gained power and fame by defeating the slave army of Spartacus in 73 BC • 70 BC both of these men demanded special honor and election to Consulship • Opened the floodgates for attacks on the power of the Senate

  4. The First Triumvirate • Gaius Julius Caesar • Allied with Crassus in the 60’s BC to gain military commands • Upon his return he strikes up the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus • Elected Consul in 59 BC and then moves on to rule Gaul (France/Belgium) for 5 years

  5. The Rise Julius Caesar • By 50 BC JC had 13 legions • After the death of Crassus in 53 BC Pompey (now sole Consul) began working against JC in Rome • The Senate cut short his appointment and asked him to return to Rome without his armies • When he crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BC he began a civil war against Pompey’s army • By 45 BC he is victorious and ruled Rome as dictator

  6. The Reforms of Julius Caesar • Julian Calendar • Relocated 80,000 poor • Reorganized local government • Increased Senate to 900 • Extended citizenship off the peninsula • All power was his (consul, tribune, priest, military, the courts)

  7. The Death of Julius Caesar • March 15, 44 BC JC was assassinated by the Senate (Cassius and Brutus) • They had no real plan and all they created was 13 years of civil war that will lead the end of the Republic

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