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Rome Lesson XII Part I Chronology
65 BC Caesar elected Aedile
64 BC Cato elected Quaestor
63 BC Cicero defeats Catiline for Consul
Cateline conspiracy: Caesar and Cato argue opposite sides before the Senate
Cato sees dangers to the Republic and decides to run for Tribune
62 BC Caesar elected Praetor/Cato elected Tribune/Pompey returns from Asia
Clodius enters Caesar’s house and is caught, accused and acquitted. Caesar does not speak
out against him
Caesar borrows money from Crassus
Tribunes propose a law that would let Pompey enter the city with his army- blocked by Cato
61 BC Caesar elected Pro- Praetor in Spain
Wins several important victories and earns title of Imperator
Pompey offers to marry Cato’s eldest daughter/niece and to have his son marry Cato’s younger
daughter/niece- Cato refuses
Pompey marries Caesar’s daughter
Cato continually blocks: Pompey’s decrees in Asia; plan to release tax farmers from their contracts
(backed by Crassus) and Agrarian Law for Pompey’s soldiers
60 BC Caesar returns to Rome
Gives up opportunity for Triumph and chooses to run for Consul
Forms First Triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey
59 BC “Consulship of Julius and Caesar”: Caesar elected Consul with help of Crassus and Pompey
Cato blocks Caesar’s initial efforts for Agrarian Reform
Bibulus attacked with “flying dung” in the Forum and is wounded
All Senators take oath to support Caesar’s Agrarian Law except Cato
Cato talked in to taking oath by Cicero for “Rome has need of Cato’
Cato opposes land reform law in Campania proposed by Caesar (divides public land among poor
citizens)
Caesar imprisons Cato and then is forced to release him
Caesar persuades people to pass law that gives him command over Gaul for five years-=Cato
argues against this
Clodius transferred from Patricians to Plebeians with support from Caesar
58 BC Clodius elected Tribune with help of Caesar; swears to destroy Cicero
Piso, father of Caesar’s wife, is elected Consul with Gabinus, one of Pompey’s supporters
Clodius proposes laws to send Cato to Cyprus
Law exiling Cicero is passed
Cicero leaves Rome; his house is destroyed.