hoping for peace. Returning to Rome‚ Caesar began a program of reform‚ including the land reform he had promised. He acted as a dictator‚ attempting to force his reforms through the Senate. He was not‚ however‚ the first dictator that had ruled Rome. Sulla‚ for example‚ had ruled mercilessly‚ massacring thousands of his Popular enemies. Caesar‚ however‚ still had his enemies free in Rome. Furious at his reforms and concerned that he would declare himself king (and destroy the Republic)‚ leading Optimates
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Gracchus‚ however‚ focused much more on the empowerment of the Italian allies of Rome (this is seen as a move towards populares). C. Marius began to break tradition and law as well by taking men into his army who did not own any land previously. Marius and Sulla were the first two political figures in Rome who used considerable military force to get what they wanted‚ and this trend continued all through the fall of the Roman Republic and into the
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his leadership role he would take on in his future. (green) a. Born into Julian Gens‚ a patrician family in Rome (Julius Caesar‚ Ebsco‚ 1) b. Aunt’s marriage to Marius helped his political advancement (Julius‚ Caesar‚ Gale‚ 1) c. Member of democratic/popular party (Julius Caesar‚ Ebsco‚ 1) d. Sulla‚ a personal enemy of his (Landering‚ 2)‚ demanded he divorce Cornelia‚ after he married her (Gruen‚ 1) e. Fled to Rome in 81 B.C. (Julius Caesar‚ Ebsco‚ 1) f. Married
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power to the Roman General Gaius Marius in 107 B.C.‚ who took on reforms to strengthen the weakening Roman empire (Decline and Fall of Rome‚ Nardo). In 88 B.C. a new army formed where the soldiers owed allegiance to their commander and not the republic. This army under the rule of General Lucius Cornelius Sulla wanted to end Marius’s command so therefore Sulla had his legions capture Rome and drove Marius out. The result was seven years of civil wars. Sulla‚ as dictator‚ tried to build a
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Another event was the civil war between Sulla and the followers of Marius. The first triumvirate was another event of Crassus’s life. 4. What did the person do that was beneficial for the people of Rome? (Be sure to explain why each thing he did was good for the Romans) Crassus bought destroyed lands
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Rome: Transition from Republic to Empire Paul A. Bishop Introduction________________________________________________ Since its collapse‚ historians have attempted to explain the struggle for power and control over both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire that followed. To explain the complexities of the Roman Republic‚ the Empire‚ and their political complexities can be a daunting task. For nearly ten centuries Rome would rule most of the known world before the fall of the Western Empire
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These included plays‚ public feasts‚ processions‚ and single combats between 320 pairs of gladiators. This made Caesar extremely popular with the people‚ and at the height of his popularity he had the old statues of marius and the trophies of his victories gilded and set up again at the capitol‚ from which sulla had removed them. The people viewed him as their savior and later became the dictator in 62 BC What were his major weaknesses? Did he have any physical infirmities? ● For he was a spare man‚ had a soft and white skin
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References: Cary‚ M. and Scullard‚ H. (1935). A History of Rome Down to the reign of Constatine. 3rd ed. London: Bredford/St Martin ’s. Dio‚ C. (1917). Roman History: Book 47. 1st ed. London: St Edmundsbery Ltd. Keaveney‚ A. (1982). Sulla; The Last Republican. 2nd ed. USA: Routledge‚ pp.222-225. Plutarch‚ (1958). The Fall of the Roman Republic Revised Edition. 1st ed. London: Penguin Books. Scullard‚ H. (1976). The Gracchi to Nero. 4th ed. Oxon: Routledge‚ pp.154-163. Shotter‚ D. (1994)
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Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar‚ born 100 B.C.E. in Rome to the impoverished patrician Julian Clan‚ knew controversy at an early age. Nephew to Popular Gaius Marius‚ he was earmarked by the Optimate dictator Sulla for prosciption after his refusal to divorce his Popular wife‚ Cinna. Fleeing Rome‚ and not returning until after Sulla ’s resignation in 78 B.C.E‚ upon his return he gained a position as a pontificate‚ an important Roman priesthood. Slowly but surely throughout his lifetime he worked
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Social Structures of Han China and Ancient Rome During the classical era‚ Han China and Ancient Rome were the pioneers for the change and the plethora of improvements that took place in civilized societies. The Han Dynasty consisted of persistent regional riots and rebellions against harsh state demands‚ and Ancient Rome expanded through the Mediterranean and areas of Hellenistic civilization. Together‚ these two civilizations introduced many essential changes in human life and provided an arena
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