First Consul

After serving as Senator and Governor of Spain, Caesar decided to run for Consul. Caesar succeeded in becoming Council in 59 BCE and sought in dominating Roman politics by aligning himself with Crassus, a rich nobleman who own a fire extinguishing company, and General Pompey- Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey are known as the First Triumvirate. The First Triumvirate was not evenly distributed in power. As Consul, Caesar used threats with Pompey`s army to get Senators to pass laws he preferred.…

the lack of power that the people possessed, ultimately led to its downfall. Cato the Younger, the first example of unfair tactics, was a powerful man who was known for his speaking ability. He believed and was…

Great and Crassus, whom had helped him to get chosen as consul in 59 BC. They agreed to control Rome together equally They became the First Triumvirate and ruled Rome throughout the 50’s BC until Crassus died in 53 BC. Caesar conquered many places in the Mediterranean in his life time including Gaul, which is modern France, and Spain. He even attempted to overpower Britain.()…

Rome's transition from a republic to an empire. Antony's romantic and political alliance with Egyptian queen Cleopatra caused his downfall. Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) is best known as the Roman general who was a lover of Cleopatra. Mark Antony's first name can also be written as Marc. Antony lived from 83 BC to 30 BC. Mark Antony was born Marcus Antonius in Rome in 83 B.C. to a well-respected Roman family. Mark Antony's parents were Julia Antonia and Marcus Antonius Creticus. Marc Antony was…

Lucius Cornelius Sulla, like Marius before him, was also a renowned general involved in numerous victories for the Romans. He played a key role in the victory over King Jugurtha of the Numidians which brewed jealousy within Marius. Sulla was appointed consul in 88 and was given command of an army by the senate to lead the war against King Mithradates VI of Pontus. However, Marius was instead appointed commander with the help of the tribune Publius Sulpicius Rufus. Sulla did not accept this…

When Pompey was elected sole consul because Caesar had begun to threaten the senate with war, and then the threats became a reality, Pompey ordered the evacuation of Rome; Cato, aligned himself with Pompey, despite having resisted the alliance for years. When Pompey was eventually assassinated…

By 48 B.C. he was supporting Caesar’s left wing at the Battle of Pharsalus, then he was violently explained from the senate because of anti-Caesar factions. Soon Caesar assumed his fifth and final consulship, Antony became his co-consul. o Antony had heard rumors of a plot against Caesar, but was unable to warn him. He then processed to flee, but then came back to take Caesar’s place. • Antony Meets Cleopatra o In 41BC Cleopatra was summed to Tarsus by Antony. She was dressed in…

Caesar had already been close friends with Crassus, Caesar told Crassus, that he believed they should talk to Pompey and form an alliance or coalition. Pompey accepted this offer and that established The First Triumvirate. The Triumvirate benefitted everyone who was in it. When Caesar was elected consul two years before he was legally allowed to he ratified Pompey’s oriental acts. The oriental acts essentially gave land to the urban, poor, and soldiers that did not have any. Crassus got allies…

employed by the Gracchus brothers and that caused a tremor in the lives of the senate but it wouldn’t be enough to topple their golden thrones. It would take the combined effort of three men and the senate themselves to topple the Roman Republic. The First Triumvirate and the eventual assassination of Caesar by the senate would set in motion the collapse of the Roman Republic. It would seem that it was destined for the Roman Republic to fall, because despite the senate’s efforts to keep their…

through out these difficult trials and obstacles, Julius Caesars military life still prospered. In 61-60 B.C he took the role as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Furthermore, with his relationship with Pompey he was also able to get elected as consul in 59 B.C. As Julius Caesar continued his rise to power he also began a close relationship with Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus was another Roman General and thought to be one of the wealthiest men in Roman history. Although Caesars and…