Julius Caesar

Antony

a man who thinks too much

Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March (15th of March) in 44 B.C. by Marcus Junius Brutus and the other senators because they hoped to end his reign and restore the normal running of the Republic, but only led to another Roman civil war. He was sanctified two years after his assassination by the Senate as one of the Roman deities. His rule was succeeded by Gaius Octavianus, his son.

On the day of his assassination, a group of senators called Caesar to the forum to read a petition written by the senators to ask him to hand power back to the Senate. However, the petition was a fake. Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony), one of Caesar's generals and one of his most loyal friends and his second cousin, the lover of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, learned of the plot the night before from a frightened Liberator named Servilius Casca and went to warn him at the steps of the forum, however, Caesar was intercepted first by the senators as he was passing the Theatre of Pompey.

As Caesar began to read the petition, Tilius Cimber, the politician who handed him the petition, pulled down his tunic. At the same time, Casca pulled out his dagger and attempted to cut the man's throat but only made a glancing blow. Caesar turned and caught Casca by the arm. Caesar said in Latin to Casca, "Casca, you villain, what are you doing?"

Casca became frightened and shouted out in Greek, "Help, brother!" and within moments, all of the politicians including Brutus began attacking Caesar. He attempted to get away but blinded by blood, he tripped and fell and they continued to stab him as he lay defenseless on the steps.

Over sixty men were involved in his assassination. An examination of his body later by a physician showed that he was stabbed twenty-three times but it was only one wound that had been lethal - the second blow to his chest.

After the assassination, Brutus stepped forward as if to make a speech to his fellow senators but they fled the building and then he and his followers ran throughout the city shouting, "People of Rome, we are once again free!" They were met with silence as the citizens had locked themselves in as soon as rumors of what was happening began to spread.

Afterwards, they made a wax statue of Caesar that depicted all 23 stab wounds he had received in the forum. A crowd that amassed there set fire to the forum, badly damaging it and neighboring buildings. Marcus Antonius, Octavian, and many others soon had to fight a series of five civil wars that ended the formation of the Roman Empire.

Julius Caesar came to Britain twice with an army. The first time was on the 26th August 55 BC, but he had to leave when bad weather stopped reinforcements from making the crossing of the Channel and damaged some of the ships he arrived in.

The second time was on the 7th July 54 BC, he was more successful this time, but still had to deal with bad weather destroying over 40 of the ships. Revolts in Gaul, forced Caesar and his legions to leave Britain in September 54 BC, and 97 years were to pass before the Romans returned.

Cassius states that Caesar is no greater than he or Brutus (by birth), and is indeed a lesser man physically. So he feels it is wrong that he should be the one and only power in Rome, especially a Rome that was a Republic -- and therefore all Roman men share political equality (ideally). He also implies later that Caesar doesn't really like him and that upsets him: he isn't part of Caesar's inner circle.

Julius Caesar was murdered by the senate members including Marcus Brutus who conspired to eliminate Julius Caesar as he had become very powerful.The conspirators believed that he desired to be the Roman emperor.

For punishing a man for taking bribes after Cassius wrote to him informing him he knew the man and to not punish him

It is said that another time, when free from business in Spain, after reading some part of the history of Alexander, he sat a great while very thoughtful, and at last burst out into tears. His friends were surprised, and asked him the reason of it. "Do you think," said he, "I have not just cause to weep, when I consider that Alexander at my age had conquered so many nations, and I have all this time done nothing that is memorable?" ~ Parallel Lives (noble lives of the Greeks and Romans) by Plutarchus - Caesar Chapter 11: Caesar in Spain. Caesar and Alexander the Great[62 BC]

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He didn't cry - he was reared on tales of Alexander. The became morbid when he was stuck in a backwater province in Spain at the same age that Alexander had conquered the Persian Empire.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

Julius Caesar was 15 years old when his dad died.

That is said by Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 3 scene 2.

Because he wanted the people, audience to feel equal to him. Whereas Brutus made them feel like they were on a lower social class than him. Mark Antony wanted to connect to the people emotionally in order to influence them the way he wanted.

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

The English title of Caesar's books about the wars in Gaul is "The Gallic Wars".

the defeat of Roman legions in Teutoburg forest

He liked them

Brutus didn't want Caesar to become king because Rome was a republic. A Republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch. Having Caesar as King would ruin Rome as a republic and Brutus didn't want that.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Julius Caesar had no children wit Pompia.

Caesar is offered the crown three times, and three times he refuses it.

Julius Caesar had Cleopatra as his mistress. He never married her. Mark Antony married Cleopatra.

Some members of the Senate were jealous of Caesar because he was popular with the common man and had the support of the Roman military.

Brutus seems to be a jealous, yet thoughtful character. He planned the assassination of Julius Caesar so that there would be "freedom".

Caesar brought order to Rome by winning the civil war he waged against the Roman senate and through the enormous popular support he enjoyed in the city of Rome.

Caesar first created disorder himself by waging war on the Roman senate, starting the Great Roman Civil War also known as Caesar's civil War, which lasted five years (49-45 BC) Caesar gained control of the city of Rome in 49 BC for three reasons. The Pompey, the commander of the forces of the senate, fled to Greece; Caesar undertook an expedition to Spain where he defeated the bulk of Pompey's troops, which had been stationed; Caesar was very popular with the middle and lower classes of Rome, which provided the foundation of his power there. However, this did not lead to control of the whole of the Roman territories. Pompey had gathered support in the Roman provinces in the eastern Mediterranean.

In 48 BC Caesar sailed to Albania and was nearly defeated by Pompey there. He then defeated him at the Battle of Pharsalus (Greece). Caesar also sported Cleopatra during a civil war in Egypt between her and her two siblings, Ptolemy XXII and Arsinoe. Cleopatra became his lover and ally. This still was not the end of the civil war. The forces opposed to Caesar gathered in Tunisia and he had to sail for Africa. He defeated them at the Battle of Ruspina and the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC. The remnants of the resistance then gathered in Spain and Caesar had to set off to Spain again where he won the Battle of Munda (45 BC) which was the final battle of the war. It was only then that Caesar was in control of the whole of the Roman territories. However, one year later, he was assassinated.

The reason why Caesar was tremendously popular with the middle and lower classes of Rome was that he was a popularis. The populares (plural) were a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and tried to introduce reforms to help them. It was opposed by the optimates, a conservative political faction which favoured the aristocracy and opposed reforms. The power base of the optimates was the senate. The optimates were unpopular with the masses because they opposed reform and were the representatives of an aristocracy which was seen as corrupt. Caesar was seen as the hero of ordinary people and the poor. To them he stood up to the senate. Caesar implemented an agrarian reform which redistributed land to the poor. He issued a debt restructuring law, which eliminated about a fourth of all debts owed. He abolished a corrupt tax system which tendered tax collection to private individuals who "farmed" tax collection to line their pockets. He reverted to an earlier system which allowed cities to collect the taxes themselves. He gave greater legal rights to the conquered peoples. He also donated money to the poor.

Julius Caesar was born and died in Rome.

Antony uses his ability to speak skillfully to make the crowd sympathetic to Caesar and angry with the conspirators.

To appeal to feelings and emotions - apex

No he did not. Marc Antony was one of the most prominent supporters of Caesar. He was a relative of his and had been one of his best generals during his conquest of Gaul. After the assassination of Caesar, Mark Antony became the leader of the Caesarians, the supporters of Caesar.