Politics and war · Roman Republic · 100–44 BCE
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Conquest, civil war, reform and the fall of the Roman Republic.
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Caesar’s campaigns and concentration of power transformed Rome and helped end its republican political order.
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Born into the Julii
Gaius Julius Caesar was born into an old patrician family.
Source: www.britannica.comMarries Cornelia
The marriage allied Caesar with the popularis faction of Cinna.
Source: www.britannica.comMilitary service in Asia
Caesar served under Marcus Minucius Thermus and won the civic crown.
Source: www.britannica.comCaptured by pirates
Pirates held Caesar for ransom; after release he organised their capture and execution.
Source: www.britannica.comElected quaestor
The office admitted him to the Senate and began his cursus honorum.
Source: www.britannica.comServes as aedile
Lavish public games expanded his popularity and debts.
Source: www.britannica.comElected pontifex maximus
Caesar won election as Rome’s chief priest.
Source: www.britannica.comServes as praetor
After the praetorship he governed Hispania Ulterior.
Source: www.britannica.comFirst Triumvirate
Caesar formed an informal political alliance with Pompey and Crassus.
Source: www.britannica.comConsul of Rome
His consulship advanced land legislation and secured a major provincial command.
Source: www.britannica.comGallic Wars
Caesar conquered vast territories through campaigns marked by both military innovation and mass violence.
Source: www.britannica.comCrosses the Rhine and Channel
He built a Rhine bridge and led the first Roman expedition to Britain.
Source: www.britannica.comVictory at Alesia
Caesar defeated the coalition led by Vercingetorix after a double siege.
Source: www.britannica.comCrosses the Rubicon
Leading troops into Italy triggered civil war with Pompey’s faction.
Source: www.britannica.comWins at Pharsalus
Caesar defeated Pompey, who fled to Egypt and was killed.
Source: www.britannica.comDictator and calendar reform
The Julian calendar and wide administrative reforms accompanied increasingly concentrated power.
Source: www.britannica.comNamed dictator perpetuo
The unprecedented lifelong dictatorship intensified fears of monarchy.
Source: www.britannica.comAssassinated on the Ides of March
A group of senators stabbed Caesar at a meeting, beginning another cycle of civil wars.
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