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Lesson #24
Julius Caesar
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/ Part 1 Trouble at Home
______-Italy was a land of small family farms and farmer soldiers.
______-had destroyed many Roman farms. Returning from war, farmers often did not have the money needed to begin farming again.
______-began to buy up the land, and created plantations run by slave labor
______-moved to the city, but there weren't many jobs.
______-wanted the government to help the poor, but they were stopped by wealthy senator. Two tribunes would be murdered by rich politicians.
Part 2 Generals become Dictators
______-Rome controlled all the land around the Mediterranean Sea.
______-made up of professional soldiers, mostly poor citizens who couldn't find any other work.These soldiers were only loyal to the generals who hired them and paid them with land and money.
______-Caesar was born into the this family. This was one of the oldest families of the patricians. They claimed to be descendants of Venus.
______Caesar married this woman. Together they had baby girl.
______Caesars aunt married this famous general.
______- This general became a fierce rival of Caesar’s new uncle.Upon returning from a battle, he decided to come back to Rome as a dictator.His first steps were to kill all those who he saw as a threat to his power. He made a list of all those he wanted dead. He His first steps were to kill all those who he saw as a threat to his power. He made a list of all those he wanted dead and promised their possessions to the person that killed them.
______-During his escape, Caesar was kidnapped and held for ransom by these people.Caesar would return to the site of his captivity and had his kidnappers crucified.
Part 3 The Rise of Julius Caesar
______-died while giving birth to a stillborn son.
______- Another fear that Americans had was the introduction of this drug brought from China into American society.
______- In 67 B.C. Caesar married this woman, who happened to be the granddaughter of Sulla. He would divorce her when it was believed that she had an affair.
______-In 60 BCE, Caesar formed an alliance with Pompey and Crassus. He promised to support their interests if they would help him become a consul.
______- In 59 B.C., Caesar his alliance helped him to be elected to this position.
______- Caesar strengthened his alliance with Pompey by giving him his daughter Julia to marry. Caesar himself got married also that year.
Part 4 Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul
______- In this year, Caesar got a five year position as proconsol (governor) of Gaul (modern day France).
______- At this battle, Caesarforced the surrender of Vercingetorix (a powerful leader of the Gauls). This effectively completing Caesar's conquest of Gaul.
Part 5 To Cross the Rubricon
______- worried many senators in Rome. They feared that Caesar was becoming too powerful. They would declare him a public enemy.
______- Caesar and his army crossed the Rubicon River, which divided Northern Italy from the rest of Italy.
______-sent an army, led by Pompey, to stop Caesar. That meant civil war! It lasted for 3 years.
______- escaped to Egypt for help. While there he was murdered by his own guards. They had been paid off by the Egyptian eunuch Pothinus, who was running the country for the twelve year old pharaoh, Ptolemy XIII.
______- arrived with 4000 soldiers in pursuit of Pompey. Pothinus greeted him with the head of Pompey as a gift.
Part 6 A Divine Match
______-While Ceasar was in Egypt, he went to Memphis to visit the grave of this Hero,
______-While in Alexandria she snuck in to see Caesar. When Pothinus found out, he tried to have the Egyptians attack the Romans.
______-his men held off the attack. He had Pothinus executed. He then burned the Egyptian fleet.In doing this the Library of Alexandria was accidentally consumed.
Part 7 Dictator for Life
______In 46 B.C. he returned to Rome with Cleopatra and their newborn son. declared himself dictator.
______term for ruler with absolute power.
______-he planned to be the absolute ruler for life! He ended the republican system.
Part 8 Save the Republic
______- thought Caesar acted as if he did not have to obey the law.They thought he treated them as servants.Many began to think of him as an enemy. They whispered among themselves that Caesar intended to make himself king.
______- He was a leader of a group of senators that decided to get Caesar

Using the information that you learned in this lesson, explain what this picture is about:______

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