Julius Caesar 1
The Ides of March
After serving as a consul, Caesar became a proconsul. What did he decide to do as a proconsul?
He decided to conquer land north of Rome, called Gaul.
What medical condition is Caesar said to have had?
Epilepsy
True/False: Julius Caesar was a member of a plebian family.
False
In the times of Julius Caesar, would the years be in BC/BCE or AD? What are we in today, BC/BCE or AD?
Caesar: BC/BCE
Today: AD
What does the phrase veni, vidi, vici mean?
I came, I saw, I conquered.
What did Caesar say as he was crossing the Rubicon?
'The Die is Cast'
Who did Caesar get captured by when he was young and in the military?
Pirates!
What was the language they spoke in Ancient Rome?
Latin
What did Caesar wear on his head?
Civic Crown of oak leaves
Who was the other Consul at the same time as Caesar in 59BCE?
Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
What is a barbarian?
a person who is considered wild, violent, and uncivilized
What is the side with the head called on an ancient roman coin?
The Obverse
What is a revolt?
a riot or revolution against a ruler or a government
What kind of family did Julius Caesar come from?
the elite Julii family, one of the oldest and most powerful patrician families.
Why did Caesar start the Gallic War
Migration of Gallic Tribes such as the Helvetii (Also will accept, a PR Stunt/to gain reputation)
What is ransom?
money paid to free someone who has be captured or kidnapped
Why did the conspirators believe Caesar had to die?
He had too much power and was going to bring down the ways of the Roman Republic
What did the Romans think of the people living to the north known as Gauls?
They thought the Gauls and Germanic tribes were barbarians, and they thought they were crude and uncultured.
Vercingetorex
What German river did Caesar and the Romans build a bridge over, and why?
The Rhine, in order to get to the Gallic tribes on the other side to kill the AND to also show off elite 'Roman Engineering'
What is the Latin Term for 'Dictator for Life'
Dictator Perpetuo
Who made up the first Triumvirate?
Caesar, Pompey and Crassus
Who are the three main ancient personalities who wrote about Caesar?