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The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar: Politics, Power, and the End of the Roman Republic

Explore the tumultuous career of Julius Caesar, his noble lineage, and his significant political maneuvers in the late Roman Republic. From the conspiracy of Catiline to the formation of the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus, this historical narrative delves into Caesar's battles in Gaul, his controversial consulship, and the shifting alliances that defined his era. Witness the political intrigues, such as the Bona Dea scandal and the eventual breakdown of the Triumvirate as personal rivalries culminate in the decline of the Republic itself.

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The Rise and Fall of Julius Caesar: Politics, Power, and the End of the Roman Republic

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  1. History 107 Caesar

  2. Julius Caesar • Noble background • Nephew of Marius

  3. Politics in the 60’s • Catiline • Frustrated politician • Appeals to Sullan veterans, rural classes • The consular election of 64 (for 63)

  4. Catiline • 63BCE • Catiline runs for consul again

  5. Cicero and the conspiracy • The discovery of the conspiracy • The speeches • The ideal

  6. Publius Clodius Pulcher • noble, adopted into a plebeian family in 59 • the Bona Dea scandal, 62

  7. The end of the 60’s • Caesar elected praetor of Spain, 62 • Pompey returns from Asia, 62 • The personal is political

  8. Cato the Younger • Great-grandson of Cato the Elder • Traditional - optimate

  9. The “First Triumvirate” • An informal coitio, not a formal group • Crassus, Pompey and Caesar

  10. Caesar’s Consulship - 59 • Bibulus ineffective • Pompey’s requests enacted

  11. The Aftermath • Caesar goes to Gaul, starts war

  12. In Gaul • Convenient excuses to fight... • Public Thanksgiving

  13. Back at Rome... • Cicero recalled, 57 • The Conference of Luca, 56

  14. The conquest of Gaul • Uprisings in 54 • The siege of Alesia, 52

  15. The Breakdown of the Triumvirate and Republic • 54: Julia • 53: Crassus dies at Carrhae • 52: Milo murders Clodius

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