Julius Caesar

Caesar had started as a consul and had formed the first triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey. In Rome there was support in the senate for a negotiated compromise when Curio put forth the proposal by which Caesar would give up his military command and stand in person at the consular election on condition that Pompey abandon his military command at the same time. Mark Antony was his major supporter and he helped convince the others to allow Caesar to have these abilities, but it led to some problems. The month of July was named after Caesar and his statue was placed in the temple of Quirinus. Caesar was killed and there was another triumvirate formed. Pompey was avenged, as well as Bibulus and Cato. They had taken over the Roman civilization and had controlled for a while. Caesar had secured for five years the governorship of three provinces. Bibulus tried to stop Caesar and his supporters from passing any further law but was only able to postpone the creation of the new laws by saying that the skies would not permit it because there was stormy weather and they were very superstitious. On January 7, 49 BC Antony and one of his fellow tribunes were warned that their lives would be in danger if they sustained their veto and the proclamation of military law was passed. He gave them an absolute priority over the more delicate by no less fundamental task of revising the Roman constitution. When Caesar was out of Italy after 49 BC real power lay in the hands of his representatives. When he heard the news that Sulla had been killed he returned to Rome. This alliance was called the first triumvirate. A group of conspirators had been formed against Caesar because they felt that he had too much power and that if he became the king of Rome he would become corrupt and use his powers to create a bad society.