Ancient Rome: Rise of an Empire
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Ancient Rome: Rise of an Empire Julius Caesar Assassination of Julius Caesar Who was Julius Caesar? • From patrician family • Served in many military & government positions What was the 1st Triumvirate? (60 BCE) • Julius Caesar joined with Pompey the Great (military leader) & Crassus (wealthy politician) • 3 people having power Julius Caesar Timeline Link: http://www.softschools.com/timelines/julius_caesar_timeline/33/ What happens to the 1st Triumvirate? • Crassus dies in battle. • Pompey was a consul and jealous of Caesar who was a governor in Gaul. Pompey has the Senate order him back to Rome without his army. • Caesar brings his army back to Rome and defies Pompey and the Senate. What happens to Julius Caesar next? He defeats Pompey’s troops in eastern Rome. • The Senate name him dictator in 46 BCE and dictator for life in 44 • Pompey flees and later dies in Egypt. BCE. What were Caesar’s reforms? 1. Distributed free grain 2. Set up colonies where poor people could own land 3. Granted citizenship to many people in the provinces 4. Expanded the number of people in the Senate 5. Created public works jobs for the poor like constructing buildings 6. Increased pay for soldiers 7. Set up the Julian Calendar (our calendar modern-day) Differing Views of Caesar as a Ruler The good The bad wise ruler who tyrant who brought wanted to be peace to king. Rome. What do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPf27gAup9U&t=665s The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10 The Assassination of Caesar Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? • Ancient Roman Law- anyone who plotted to be king may be killed without a trial • The Senators also feared Caesar’s power and popularity, and that he would diminish their role in government. The Ides of March: • On March 15 44 BCE, Caesar was assassinated by the Senate. • Rome was plunged into civil war. After Caesar Dies…The Second Triumvirate Who made up the 2nd Triumvirate? • They were three of Caesar’s supporters. Octavian Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus (Julius Caesar’s (Julius Caesar’s (powerful politician) grandnephew) general) What did the 2nd Triumvirate do? • In 43 B.C., they took control of Rome and ruled for ten years. • They executed the Senators responsible for Caesar’s death. Trouble with the Triumvirate… End result? What happened to the 2nd Triumvirate? • Octavian plotted to take all the power for himself. • Octavian forced Lepidus to retire from politics. • Marc Antony committed suicide with his lover Cleopatra after Octavian defeated him in battle. What does Emperor Augustus Caesar do? • Octavian renamed himself Augustus and became the 1st Roman Empire. (27 BCE) Accomplishments: -ruled for 41 years -set up a civil service system -welfare system of bread at circuses -imports grain to feed people -rebuilds Rome-replaces brick with marble -built new roads Works Cited List http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5125295/Landing-site-Julius-Caesars- invasion-Britain-found.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar http://slideplayer.com/slide/11001087/ https://www.historyandheadlines.com/words-phrases-we-got-from-romans/ https://www.preceden.com/timelines/136821-world-history http://www.ssqq.com/travel/barcelona2009caesar.htm http://thedailyjournalist.com/the-historian/dissecting-romes-second-triumvirate/ https://www.goldstar.com/los-angeles https://www.military-history.org/intel/augustus-caesar-the-greatest-leader-of-all-time.htm https://study.com/academy/lesson/roman-law-and-the-pax-romana.html https://www.haikudeck.com/pax-romana-education-presentation-7Jcrjr0kxA http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/romans-chariot-racing http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-ways-roads-helped-rome-rule-the-ancient-world https://slideplayer.com/slide/3297267/ (triumvate).