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Gaius Julius Caesar
100—44
B.C.
Roman
military
and
political leader
Civil
war in 82 B.C.
made
Sulla dictator
Julius
left for military service
returned
in 78 B.C. when Sulla died
and
began a career in politics
In
59 B.C. elected Senior Consul
formed
First Triumvirate
with
Pompey and Crassus
In
58 B.C. named proconsul of Gaul
In
Gallic Wars added what is now
France,
Germany, Belgium
and
Switzerland to Rome
The
other proconsuls
ordered
him to return to Rome
and
disband his army.
He
disobeyed and crossed
the
Rubicon River in 49 B.C.
His
opponents fled Rome
He
defeated Pompey at Pharsalus
in
Greece in 48 B.C.
Became
dictator of Rome
enacted
many changes
and
centralized the government
Changed
calendar to 365 days
with
leap year every 4 years
month
of July named after him
Assassinated
March 15, 44 B.C.
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MEMORY TRIGGERS
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Sulla____________________________
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First
Triumvirate___________________
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Pompey__________________________
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Crassus__________________________
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Gallic
Wars_______________________
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Rubicon__________________________
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Pharsalus_________________________
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dictator__________________________
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centralized________________________
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calendar__________________________
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