| Who did Julius Caesar become governor and general of in 59bce? What book did he write? | Gaul. Comumentarus on the Gallue Wars. |
| Was Crassus a good general? | No. he was killed and his army was defeated by Julius Caesar. |
| Who did the senate decide to support? | Pompey. |
| What did the senate do to try to get Caesar to come to Rome so they can kill him? Did it work? | They wrote a letter thanking him for all he has done and ordered him to disband his army and leave them in Gaul and come to Rome as a private citizen. No. |
| How did Caesar respond to the letter? | He said no cause he knew he was going to be killed. So in January 10, 49bce, he crossed the Reubicon River becoming a traitor. |
| What is reubicon mean? | It now means the point of no return, or a life changing thought. |
| What is Pompey doing at this time? | He is raising an army in Greece cause Caesar has a seasond army. |
| Who won the fight? | Caesar |
| Where does Pompey travel and what happened? | Egypt. Pompey was murdered. Caesar meets Cleopatra 7. Caesar wins the war in Egypt. |
| Where does Pompey’s army go next and who won? | It went to Spain where it was defeated for good by Caesar. |
| What was Caesar’s life span? | 100-44bce |
| What happened when Caesar returns to Rome in 44bce? | He was given the name as dictator for 10 years. In February 44bce he became dictator for life. |
| What were Caesars reforms? | -increased size of senate from 300 to 900 people-granted citizenship to 1,000 people in the provincesr-gave over 100,000 soldiers land-changed the Lunar Calender |
| By whom and when was Julius Caesar assassinated? | He was assassinated by a group of senators on March 15,44bce. |
| Why did the group of senators assassinate Julius Caesar? | They did it to restore the Roman Republic. |
| Who was in the 2nd Triumurate? | -Octavian( age 19 ): grand nephew of Julius Caesar; was given all of Caesars army; given a lot of money in Caesars will-Mark Antony: Caesar’s most trusted officer-Marcus Lepidus |
| What were the goals of the 2nd Triumurate? | to avenge Caesar’s death. |
| How did they go about doing it? | They killed 2,000 to 3,000 people |
| Who left the group? | Marcus Lepidus |
| What did the group decided to do after Marcus left? | Cut Rome in half. |
Julius Caesar and the 2nd Triumurate
April 12, 2020