Julius Caesar

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.

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Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Certain senators considered Caesar a threat because he had accumulated too much power for one man. The Roman republic was founded upon the idea of the Senate and the Roman people being the rulers. The two consul system was initiated to insure that no one man would have total rule like a king. Caesar had overturned this and had all the powers of a king and showed no sign of relinquishing any of it. The senators felt that the republic was in danger with someone like Caesar as the head of state.

Some of Augustus quotes are:

When he was dying he said: "If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage". This is probably the most famous one.

My dear Tiberius, you must not give way to youthful emotion or take it to heart if anyone speaks ill of me; let us be satisfied if we can make people stop short at unkind words.

He frequently said: "Ah, never to have married, and childless to have died!" when he was disappointed with his children's behaviour.

Make haste slowly.

Two Caesars is one too many.

May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and secure basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the author of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand firm and stable.

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To rouse the public in anger and get the people on his side. It worked too, they became so enraged they burnt his body in the forum. Having the people on his side gave Antony strength as he fought for political supremacy in Rome after Caeser was murdered