Transcript Julius Caesar POWERPOINT - Warren County Public Schools

First Triumvirate
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Many leaders used the technique of Marius and Sulla.
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The First Triumvirate consisted of
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Gaius Julius Caesar
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Marcus Licinius Crassus
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey)
Crossing the Rubicon
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Caesar was becoming too popular, and after Crassus was
killed in battle, the Senate decided that Pompey should rule
Rome alone.
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The Senate ordered that Caesar return home and turn over
his 5,000-man army.
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Caesar feared for his own life, so he returned home
WITHOUT turning over his army. He knew this would cause
civil war...and it did.
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He drove out Pompey’s army and destroyed it.
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Julius Caesar, Dictator
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Caesar named himself dictator for life.
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He was NEVER an emperor.
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Look at pages 284-285 and decide if Caesar wanted
complete control from the betterment of Rome, or if he
was power-hungry.
Beware the Ides of March
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Caesar made both friends and enemies within the Roman
senate.
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His supporters thought that Caesar was making choices
that were best for Rome, while his enemies believed he
wanted to become king.
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A group of senators plotted to assassinate Caesar,
including Cassius and Brutus.
“Et tu Brute?!”
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Brutus was a close friend to Caesar. What is being shown
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