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The Life and Death of…
Julius Caesar
By Ben G.
Childhood
• A Patrician, though not
necessarily very rich
– Patrician= Rome’s upper
class, descended from the
original 100 founders of
Rome
• Grew up in a time of civil
strife
– Rome divided up into those
in support of the
aristocracy and those in
support of the people
• Father died when Caesar
was 16
Young Caesar
Early Career
• Joined the army and went to
Asia
• Came back to Rome upon
Hearing of Sulla’s death
• Known as a exceptional
orator, prosecuted corrupt
governors
• Elected tribune, quaestor,
then aedile
– Tribune military official,
quaestor treasury official,
aedile a public maintenance
officer
Gaul
• Entered into an unofficial
triumvate around 60 BC
– Triumvate= rule by three
• Appointed governor of
Gaul; conquered all of
Gaul by 49 BC
– Stayed a Roman province
until 476 AD, the fall of the
western Empire
• Kicked out of First
Triumvate because the
others thought he desired
to be king
Roman Civil War
• Term expired as
consul
– Senate, out of fear of
his power, ordered him
to disband his army
Roman Soldier
Pompey
• Crossed the Rubicon
with his legion
• Beat Pompey in the
battle of Pharsalus
• Made himself a
consul again
The Assassination of Caesar
• After helping Cleopatra
conquer Egypt and
putting down rebellions
throughout the empire,
Caesar returned to
Rome
• Many thought he was
going to destroy the
republic
• Killed by Senators and
Marcus Junius Brutus
“Et Tu, Brute?”
Aftermath
Octavian, Later Augustus Caesar
• Marc Antony and
Octavian, Caesars
nephew, beat the forces
of Cassius and Brutus
• Marc Antony goes to
Egypt, Octavian stays in
Rome
• Tensions rise between
the two, and they fight in
the battle of Actium
• Octavian wins, and later
becomes Augustus
Caesar, the first Emperor
of Rome