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Chapter
34.5
Questions
Caesar
Augustus
Handout
DO NOW: COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND
VOCABULARY SECTIONS AT THE END OF THE JULIUS
CAESAR PLAY
CAESAR’S MURDER
EXPANSION DURING THE FINAL YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC
 The
final years of the Republic were
marked by more wars. In one civil
war, 200,000 romans were killed
 Many
allies of Rome were not happy
paying taxes and serving in the army
while not fully being citizens
 After
a rebellion in 91 BC, Rome
allowed all free Italians to become
Roman citizens
SLAVE REVOLTS
 As
Rome kept conquering other
lands, it kept bringing in more
slaves.
 These
slaves would work on
farms and in the cities
 Romans
treated slaves very
poorly because they took away
jobs from the working class
SPARTACUS
A
slave named Spartacus
led a famous revolt in 73
BC, but it ended in failure
 After
crushing his army
and killing Spartacus, the
romans killed off the
remaining survivors who
had declared themselves
loyal to Spartacus
JULIUS CAESAR VS. POMPEY
 Pompey
had expanded Rome’s
rule to Syria and Cyprus while
Caesar had conquered much of
Gaul
 Both
men wanted to control Rome,
however Pompey had the support
of the Roman senate while Caesar
was commanding his troops in
northern Italy
JULIUS CAESAR VS. POMPEY
 Pompey
pressured the Senate to
not allow Caesar to return to
Rome, but Caesar disobeyed
the order
 On
January 11th, 49 BC, Caesar
moved his army southward
towards Rome and battled
Pompey for three years until
Caesar achieved victory
CAESAR BECOMES A DICTATOR
 Out
of fear of what Caesar what
might do to them, the Senate
names Caesar dictator for life and
informally ended the republic
 Caesar
introduced many new ideas
including giving people jobs,
making gladiator fights free to
watch, and a calendar system that
is still used today
CAESAR AND THE IDES OF MARCH
A
short time after he became
dictator, Caesar was betrayed by
some of the Senators of Rome,
who murdered him on March 15,
44 BC
 The
conspirators who killed
Caesar thought they were saving
the republic, but the republic
would soon become a thing of
the past
AUGUSTUS CAESAR
CHAPTER 34.5 QUESTIONS