the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and

irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong

empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he

become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up

to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise over the

other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What

happened during his reign as dictator of Rome? What events led up to

the assassination of Caesar? What happened after he was killed?

Caesar was a major part of the Roman Empire because of his strength

Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman whose

dictatorship was pivotal in Rome's transition from republic to empire.

When he was young Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying

decades in the history of the city of Rome. The city was assaulted

twice and captured by Roman armies, first in 87 BC by the leaders of

the populares, his uncle Marius and Cinna. Cinna was killed the year

that Caesar had married Cinna's daughter Cornelia. The second attack

on his great eastern expedition, he was stabbed to death at a meeting

preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his

confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which

while in their custody awaiting the arrival of the ransom money which

of power. He was able to run a strong military and even though he was

tradition, reflecting as they did the extravagant distinctions

honors to increase his prestige. He wore the robe, crown, and scepter

and obsessed by military and imperial problems. He gave them an

marched into the city and caused a civil war. He defeated Pompey's

Crassus at Luca. The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to

pirates, Mithridates, and Crassus, his jealous rival. Caesar married

and agreement was made. Pompey and Caesar were supposed to give up

very superstitious. Caesar disregarded Bibulus' behavior and the

convince the others to allow Caesar to have these abilities, but it

the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates,

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