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"I came, I saw, I conquered" (Andrews). This was spoken by one of thegreatest leaders to ever rule Rome. Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 102 B.C.to one of the original patrician families of Rome. He was educated by a tutor,Marcus Antonius Gnipho, whom provided Julius with an excellent education. Julius married Cornelia, the daughter of the Consul Lucius Cornelius Cinna. Later in life he was titled the dictator for life and ruled the Roman Empire. In 60 B.C. Caesar allied himself with general Pompey and politicianCrassus. A Year later, with their help he was elected consul. For the next decadethese 3 men worked together ruling Rome as triumvirate. In 59 B.C. Caesar took a military command in a Gaul, which was in inhabited by Indo-Europeansknown as Celts. He conquered the Celts, and brought them under Roman rule. As a result of his victories Caesar was hailed as a military hero by Rome's lowerclasses. Not everyone was so happy about Caesar's growing popularity. The
It was a solarcalendar which had a total of 365 days a year and an extra day for every fourthyear. He organized five thousand loyal troops and lead them across the Rubican, thestream which separated his military provinces from Roman Italy. According to legend Caesar has seen a vision that encouraged him to cross, and exclaimed to his troops, "Let us accept this as a sign from the gods, and follow where they beckon, in vengeance on our double-dealing enemies. Ever since, "Crossing the Rebican" has meant making adecision that cannot be undone. The die is cast!" (Farah 163)By ignoring the order given by the Senate, Caesar could not turn back, the civilwar was unavoidable. with Pompey'sbacking, the Senate ordered Caesar to relinquish his army, and return to Rome. The fighting had spread eastward toGreece where Caesar's troops finally defeated Pompey's forces at Pharsalus in48 B. He grantedcitizenship to many people in the provinces outside of Italy. According to Ancient Romanlaw, anyone who plotted to become a king could be killed without a trial. Throughout Rome's territoriescolonies were founded to provide land to the cities' land less poor. During this time Caesar haddone many wonderful things for Rome and the people of Rome.
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