Transcript Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
(100B.C. ~ 44B.C.)
Roman
 A religious leader
 A politician
 A general
 A dictator : The Roman Republic
 The Roman Empire
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Overview
Julius Caesar's Youth
 The Beginning of Caesar's Political Career
 Caesar’s Conquest
 The fall of Roman Republic
 The Death of Caesar
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Julius Caesar's Youth
A noble
 the high priest of Jupiter at 17
 A superb solider
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The Beginning of Caesar's Political
Career
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married Pompeia (Political marriage)
took many loans.
escaped the prosecution.
became a governor in northern Italy.
Caesar’s War
The conquest to Gaul (the region of
Western Europe)
 The attack to Britain
 The expansion of Roman world to Atlantic
Ocean
 The invasion of North Africa and Egypt
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The fall of Roman Republic
He set out a civil war (49 BC)
 Then, he became the Roman dictator.
 He ruled the republic as consul.
 After resigning, he appointed the new
rulers of Roman.
 He was titled “dictator for life”.
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The Death of Caesar
He was assassinated by the senators.
 He was struck by 23 times.
 He was killed under the feet of Pompey’s
statue.
 Brutus, one of the murderers and Caesar’s
best friend
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The End of Caesar’s Death
The hope of restoring the Republic
 Another civil war
 An autocracy
 The first Roman Emperor, Gaius Octavius
(屋大維)
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Conclusion
Caesar spend all his life to establish his Roman
kingdom.
 He conquered many countries to expand the
Roman’s territory, and even try to reform the
Roman’s political system.
 Although he was not the first emperor and
finally killed by the Roman senators, he did turn
the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
 His strategic talent has made him go down in
history.
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Reference
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http://www.ancient-rome.biz/juliuscaesar-biography.html