Julius Caesar was well known for his position as a Roman general, statesman, and politician (Mark, 2011). He was very successful in the battlefield due to the fact he never been defeated. Julius Caesar can be easily perceived as an autocrat. Even though Caesar was becoming to powerful, without him Roman Empire would never come to existed.
Julius Caesar was born into a senatorial noble family in July 100 BC. Caesar father, Gaius Julius Caesar, was a praetor. Caesar father died when Caesar was sixteen years old, leaving Caesar authority of the family. Around that time Caesar married Cornelia Cinna, who was the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna. Lucius Cinna was a significant member of the Popular faction. At the movement Lucius Cornelius Sulla was the dictator and he commanded Caesar to divorce Cornelia. Caesar escaped into the military after he refused Sulla’s orders. Sulla death in 78 BCE insure Caesar protection enough to return back to Rome. Sulla dictatorship awarded the patricians substantially diminishing the plebeians’ power. Caesar though this was a bright opportunity to rise up to greatness (Mark, 2011). …show more content…
In 60 BCE a political alliance called the First Triumvirate was organize between Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompey, Rome’s most powerful men. With Caesar’s popularity, Crassus’ wealth, and Pompey’s influence over the military the three men produced a prominent force. Caesar was able to conquer Gaul with his four powerful loyal legions. The Senators and Pompey became so exceedingly intimidate by Caesar up rising, that they were going to arrest Caesar for corrupt governing. Caesar returned to Rome with his undefeated army, which started a civil war. Unsurprising Caesar conquered Rome and became both dictator and consul. The First Triumvirate alliance worked extremely well just for Julius behaved (McManus,
Julius Caesar was born into a senatorial noble family in July 100 BC. Caesar father, Gaius Julius Caesar, was a praetor. Caesar father died when Caesar was sixteen years old, leaving Caesar authority of the family. Around that time Caesar married Cornelia Cinna, who was the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna. Lucius Cinna was a significant member of the Popular faction. At the movement Lucius Cornelius Sulla was the dictator and he commanded Caesar to divorce Cornelia. Caesar escaped into the military after he refused Sulla’s orders. Sulla death in 78 BCE insure Caesar protection enough to return back to Rome. Sulla dictatorship awarded the patricians substantially diminishing the plebeians’ power. Caesar though this was a bright opportunity to rise up to greatness (Mark, 2011). …show more content…
In 60 BCE a political alliance called the First Triumvirate was organize between Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompey, Rome’s most powerful men. With Caesar’s popularity, Crassus’ wealth, and Pompey’s influence over the military the three men produced a prominent force. Caesar was able to conquer Gaul with his four powerful loyal legions. The Senators and Pompey became so exceedingly intimidate by Caesar up rising, that they were going to arrest Caesar for corrupt governing. Caesar returned to Rome with his undefeated army, which started a civil war. Unsurprising Caesar conquered Rome and became both dictator and consul. The First Triumvirate alliance worked extremely well just for Julius behaved (McManus,