Rise to Power
What was the First Triumvirate?
A political alliance between rulers Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
What Roman politician became Caesar's biggest rival while also having married Caesar's only child
Pompey
Brutus
What years did Caesar live?
100 B.C.E. to 44 B.C.E.
What were regions of Rome organized into?
Provinces
How did Caesar gain support from the senate?
He filled it with his own partisans.
What was the name of Caesar's only daughter?
Julia Caesaris
What did Caesar suffer twenty-three of, causing his death?
Knife Wounds
What did Caesar do after being captured and held for ransom by a group of pirates?
He captured them and had them put to death.
What made the Roman Republic difficult to govern?
Its large expanse of land
Which two Roman provinces did Caesar become the governor of during his rise to power?
Spain and Gaul
What Roman dictator fell shortly before the rise of Caesar?
Sulla
Who led the battle against Brutus and Cassius after Caesar's death?
(Caesar's heir) Gaius Octavian
What two months were named after Julius Caesar and his heir?
July (Julius Caesar) and August (Augustus/Gaius Octavian)
How long did the Roman Republic last?
509 B.C.E. to 27 B.C.E.
What skill did Caesar study leading to his political success?
Oratory (Public Speaking)
What famous ruler was both Caesar's lover and politically ally.
Cleopatra
What clothing item that Caesar wore made him resemble ancient Roman kings?
Red Boots
What title did the Roman senate (who he had packed with his own partisans) give Caesar?
Father of His Country (Pater Patriae)
What conflict indirectly led to the fall of the Roman Republic?
Tensions between the common people and aristocrats.
How did Caesar finally established his position as dictator?
He led a Civil War against Pompey.
Which member of the First Triumvirate was one of the wealthiest men in Rome?
Crassus
What ultimately resulted from Caesar's death?
The fall of the Roman Republic
Who did the statue that Caesar died at the foot of depict?
Pompey
What was the Roman title for emperor starting in the Roman Empire?
Caesar