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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar. Reeves Oyster. Family Tree. http:// www.the-romans.co.uk / caesar_genealogy.htm. Important Dates. Political Terms. www.JuliusCaesardictator_forlifejpg . com. Child of Aurelia, wife of Gaius Julius Caesar Born as an aristocrat

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Julius Caesar

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  1. Julius Caesar Reeves Oyster

  2. Family Tree http://www.the-romans.co.uk/caesar_genealogy.htm

  3. Important Dates

  4. Political Terms www.JuliusCaesardictator_forlifejpg. com

  5. Child of Aurelia, wife of Gaius Julius Caesar • Born as an aristocrat • Family claimed to be descendants from Venus, the Roman goddess of love • When Caesar was 16, his father died, and Caesar took over as the head of his family • Marries Cornelia, daughter of Cinna, to befriend Cinna as an ally • Cinna was killed by Sulla, who then became dictator of Rome • Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce Cornelia; however he refused and had to flee Rome Childhood http://inside.episcopalacademy.org/

  6. Worked for governor of the Province of Asia, and was sent on several diplomatic missions • Awarded Civic Crown (Rome’s second highest award for courage in war) • Became a lawyer • Left Rome, interaction with Pirates Returned to Rome, and ran for military tribune (officer who shared command of legion) won. Beginning of Power http://media.npr.org/assets/artslife

  7. War against Spartacus • Meets Crassus and Pompey • Crassus and Pompey are elected consuls • Caesar runs for quaestor (lowest ranking in magistrate in Rome) • Elected quaestor Military Tribune http://www.mrdowling.com/images/

  8. Elected praetor • Wanted to become consul, brought Crassus and Pompey together • First Triumvirate between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey • Elected consul in 59 B.C. with Bibulus • Before he left office as consul, he was granted 5 term as commander in Gaul Ruler of Rome http://1.bp.blogspot.com

  9. Crassus killed in 53 B.C. • Pompey became jealous of Caesar and tried to over throw him • Brought Rome to Civil War (Pompey Vs. Caesar) Return to Rome http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/

  10. Ptolemy XIII presents Caesar with Pompey’s head • Caesar was outraged and stormed Alexandria to capture Ptolemy • Cleopatra begged Caesar to take Ptolemy out of power • Caesar fell in love with her • Caesar defeated Ptolemy and made Cleopatra the Queen of Egypt In Egypt http://www.touregypt.net/

  11. Rome was not in good shape • In 45 B.C. he demanded that the senators make him dictator for life • Caesar treated it like kingship Caesar Returns Home http://www.vroma.org/

  12. “The Liberators” planned to assassinate Caesar • March 15, 44 B.C. • Senators surrounded Caesar, and then stabbed him with daggers until he died • Senate held mass funeral • People of Rome were angry and took over the streets demanding revenge for the murder Ides of March http://en.wikipedia.org/

  13. Freeman, Philip. Julius Caesar. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. "Julius Caesar Biography." Bio.com. Accessed March 15, 2013. http://www.biography.com/people/julius- caesar-9192504. McConnell, Stacy A. Discovery Collection. Accessed April 21, 2013. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodI=GPS&userGroupName=cent1012admin&tabID=T001&searchId=R2&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=2&contentSet=GALE%7CEJ2173110046&&docId=GALE|EJ2173110046&docType=GALE&role=DC. Rinaldo, Denise. Julius Caesar: Dictator for Life. New York: Franklin Watts, 2010. Bibliography

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