Background And Context
How many children did Julius have
2, one from a wife and one from a mistress
Julian calendar
Caesar introduced a callender that has 365 days
Julias gained a loyal army by..
His military success
What happened march 15th of 44 BC
Julius Caesar was Assassinated in a theater by a group of senators
Was he ever a emperor
No only a dictator
How many wives did Julius Caesar have in his life
3 wives (many mistresses though)
What is his most famous book
De Bello Gallico (The Gallic War)
After overthrowing Romes republic he replaced it with
A dictatorship, he was named dictator for life
What led to the assassination of Caesar
His power rapidly growing, disregard for the republic and his goals of being a dictator for life led to fear of senators
Who was Ceaser kidnapped by in 75 Bc
Pirates
Was Julius brought up in a rich family
No they where not rich but they believed they where descendants of the goddess Venus
British invasion
He led the first Roman Invasion of Britain and greatly extended Roman teritory
What did Julius do as dictator?
He divided land and gave it to veterans and the poor, created the calendar and tried to get rid of depts
Who where the main people behind Caesar's Assassination
Marcus Brutus, Gaius Longinus and Junis Brutis Albinus
What famous egiption did he have a son with Out of wedlock
The Egyptian queen, cleopatra
How old was Julius when his father died
16
Crossing the rubicon
Sent his army's across the rubicon into Italy and started a civil war
What was the First Triumvirate
A unofficial alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Marcus Licinius Crassus witch was used to bipass senates power
What did his death do for Rome?
It sent them into more chaos and led to a series of civil wars witch ended when someone became emperor marking the start of the Roman Empire
What month was named after him
July
What was happening in rome during Julius Caesar's lifetime
Inequality growing , civil wars, along with the end of the republic and the start of the Roman empire
Winning of the Civil war
Won the Roman civil war leading to his dominance over Rome and end of Checks and balances
How did the Roman Senate view Ceaser
They where very suspicious of the amount of titles and honors he had and saw him as a threat
Who betrayed him in his death
Brutus and Cassius
What did his adopted son do after his death?
Became the first roman emperor