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| When was Julius Caesar born? |
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| When was Caesar assassinated? |
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| Pompey was a 23 year old man who raised an army for Sulla. He was a good swordsman and athlete. |
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| Crassu was a financier. He was also a veteran Sullan officer. |
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| When was the First Triumverate formed? |
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| Caesar was an elequent young man who was good at managing people. He also was a great leader on the battlefield. |
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| Crassus was killed by the Parthians. |
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| What were some of Caesars attempts to prevent the problem of debt? |
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| Caesar attempted to stop the problem by cancelling all interest due at the begining of the civil war in 49 B.C. He also banned hoarding of money. |
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| Describe Caesar's building projects. |
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| Caesar began building projects which enhanced the beauty of Rome. He also built 20 colonies to make homes for 100,000 landless people and for veteran soldiers. |
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| How did Caesar change citizenship requirements in Rome? |
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| He gave full rights of citizenship to doctors, teachers, librarians and scholars who settled in Rome. He also extended Roman citizenship to Cisalpine Gaul and other provincial towns. |
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| How did Caesar change the calendar? |
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| He replaced the lunar calendar of 355 days to a solar calendar of 365 1/4 days and was introduce on January 1, 45 B.C. |
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| Who modified Caesar's calendar and when? |
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| Pope Gregory XII changed the calendar in 1582. |
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| Who oppesed Caesar's reign? |
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| The old guard opposed his rule because Caesar had too much power. The old guard resented the amount of power and honor he received. For example his head appeared on coins, he was called "Father of his country" and was given dictator for life. |
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| How did Caesar show his arrogance? |
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| Caesar showed his arrogance by saying that omens are chosen favourable by him. This shows that he compares himself to God. |
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| Who is Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir? |
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| When was the Second Triumvirate formed? |
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| How was the land divided? |
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| Caesar had the East, Antony the West and Lepidus Africa. |
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| Who were part of the Second Triumvirate? |
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| Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus. |
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| What happened to Lepidus? |
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| Lepidus claimed Sicily after Octavian seized it. Lepidus' troops deserted to Octavian and Lepidus was left helpless. Octavian spared his life, but watched him until Lepidus' death. |
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| What happened to Mark Antony? |
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| Mark Antony and Cleopatra commited suicide. |
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| When did Octavian return to Rome? Why? |
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| 29 B.C., He celebrated a three day triumph over Mark Antony and all the wars were over. |
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| Who were the people part of the First Triumverate? |
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| Crassus, Pompey and Caesar |
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| Who was credited for crushing the slave revolt? |
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| What did Octavian demand from Mark Antony when he arrived in Rome following his uncle's death? |
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| He demanded his share of Caesar's estates. He also wanted the conspirators who murdered his uncle to be punished. |
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| Cleopatra is supposedly a beautiful Egyptian woman and is compared to Venus. She and Mark Antony decided to begin an East empire apart from Rome. Their plans however were destroyed by Octavian and his navel fleet. |
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| Who actually crushed the slave revolt? |
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| What are the Ides of March? |
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| The Ides of March is the day Caesar died. Ides means 15 and March means March. |
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| How did Caesar win his elections? |
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| Caesar won elections by staging lavish entertainments for the Roman people. |
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| What lead to the creation of the First Triumverate? |
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| When the Senate refused Pompey's request for land for his veterans, Caesar's want to have military glory and Crassus' want fo the Asian taxes. |
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| How many Gauls were slaughted in the Gallic Wars? |
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| When did Marcus Tullius Cicero live? |
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