Thursday, December 9, 2010

Julius Caesar

I.Life   
   A. Patrician Parents
   B. Father Gaius Julius Caesar was Praetor
   C. Was Gaius Jr.
   D. Dropped First name/Became Julius Caesar
   E. Married Cornelia after military service
   F. Had daughter named Julia
   G. Became consul of Rome
   H. Declared himself dictator for life

II.Julius Caesar's Part in the First Triumvirate
   A. Caesar+Pompey+Crassus=First Triumvirate+Unstoppable Force
   B.Caesar=Money+Laws
   C. Broke apart b/c of war

III. Caesar's Assassination
      A.  Crossed Rubicon with armed troops and was considered to have been attacking Rome      
      B.  Senate plotted to murder Caesar
      C.  Caesar assassinated with daggers by the senate


Do you think Caesar was right when he crossed the Rubicon River with armed troops (2 Legions)?