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Gnaeus Pompeius (106-48 B.C.)
Ambitous: raised an army for Sulla-(The Great)
Indifferent public speaker: Did not stand out
Athletic: A capable and fit soldier |
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Who is Crassus? Describe his character?
A.Ident. 2 things he did to give him fame? |
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Wealthy-financer
- Crafty
- Would stand by with his own local fire department, would not react until the owner claimed to sell the property to him at a small price and then later sell for a high and expensive price
Military competitor
- fought against Sparticus/a former gladiator
- SP. succeeded in forming 70,000 slaves to start a revolt against the rep. and go to war
- But C. killed Sp. and crussified over 600 slaves |
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| When was Juluis Ceasar born? |
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| Who was in the first Trimuphant?And what did they want? |
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Pompey
- Wanted land for his army vetrans
Crassus
- Wanted a share of Asian Taxes
Ceasar
- Wanted future of military glory |
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| How did the first triumphant end? |
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Crassus
- (115 B.C.-53 B.C.)
- Was killed/assasinated by a Roman archer
Pompey
- born in the first century
- Was bought by the senate
Ceasar
- Defeated Pompey and killed him with his harsh military force. |
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| What did the people think of Julius Ceasar when he entered Rome in the parade? |
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| The civilians thought that they were saved because they were told he was a hero for conquering gual for Rome. On the other the politicians thought that Ceasar was bad and would just make himself King. |
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| What roles did Ceasar take on except for what role? |
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Ceasar took onthe roles:
- honours
- dictator
- consul
- tribune
-Pontifex maximus (high priest)
but did not take on the role
- king
- for the people of Rome would dislike Ceasar for taking them into a monarchy again. he did this so he would recieve the support of his people |
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Pompey and Crassus
Foe or friends? |
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Crassus
- not pleased with pompey for taking credit for ending the war with the slaves and Sparticus against Rome
Pompey and Crassus both wanted to be consuls, but senate oppossed their canidacy. however their armies were quite influencial and in 70 B.C. they both became consuls. |
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| What did Ceasar do as consul? |
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Ceasar
- He extended Roman Empire from the Medditerranian to the Euphrates.
- The Middle East had not seen such peace and security since Alexander the Great. |
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| Who was the eire to the thrown after the death of Julius Ceasar? |
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| Octavius (Agustus) Ceasar |
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
- Dictator of Rome for unlimitted period in 82 B.C.
- Obtained his position withbrute force and military power
- Objective: To restore power to the senate. But is ironic because he wanted future generals from doing what he himself did. |
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| What was Sulla's nickname? |
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| What is the Ides of March? |
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March the 15th
- is the day when Julius ceasar was assasinated and will be remembered for millions of days. |
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| Who were in the Second Triumphant? |
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| Octavian Ceasar (The eire to the thrown, J.C's great nephew), Mark Antony ( Julius Ceasar's best friend, known for his famous speech when he speaks of J.C at his funeral), and Cicero (was also known by Ceasar). |
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