Mr. Phillips Name:___________________________________ Ancient Greece and Rome Period______________ Julius Caesar Biography Use the following websites to fill in the information regarding Julius Caesar’s life. Use the guiding questions to help you with the information you need. Don’t get too caught up in answering every question provided. Have enough information about his life to understand why he became so powerful and how it affected Rome. Don’t get bogged down in too many details. http://www.ancient-rome.biz/julius-caesar-biography.html http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar02.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/Br-Ca/Caesar-Julius.html http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/caesar.html 1. Background/Childhood Guiding Questions : Who were his parents, when was he born, what was his childhood like, where did he grow up? 2. Youth Guiding Questions : When did Caesar get married and to whom? Why and when did he join the army? Mr. Phillips Name:___________________________________ Ancient Greece and Rome Period______________ 3. Political Career Guiding Questions : What offices (magistracies) was Caesar elected to? What was the First Triumvirate? How did this lead to his governorship over Gaul? Where is Gaul? 4. Civil War Guiding Questions : Why did Caesar march his army from Gaul to Rome? What did he want to accomplish? What was Caesar charged with by Cato and the Senate? Who were his enemies in Rome? Who won the war? What happened to Pompey and Cassius? Death : Guiding Questions : How did Caesar become dictator for life? What happened to him because of this? How did he die? What was the result of his death? Who took over? .