Download I- Julius Caesar

Do Now:Respond in your notebook
1-Describe the image below.
2- What do you think is going on in this
painting?
Aim: Who was Julius Caesar?
I- Julius Caesar:
1- Rise to power
a. Triumvirate: Rule by three
b. Caesar rules with Crassus
and Pompey
c. Appointed dictator (ruler for
life) by Senate
Aim: Who was Julius Caesar?
II- Reforms
1- Granted Roman citizenship to people in provinces
2- Expanded the Senate
3- Job creation for the poor
4- Construction of public buildings
5- Increased pay for soldiers
Aim: Who were Julius and
Augustus Caesar?
What happened to Julius Caesar?
Aim: Who were Julius and
Augustus Caesar?
What happened to Caesar?
III. Death of Caesar
1- Grew very powerful
(seen as threat and tyrant)
2- March 15th 44BC:
a. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Senate Chamber.
b. Execution planned by Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius
As you watch the film clip, consider
the following questions
1- What led to Julius Caesar’s rise to power?
2- What were the results under Caesar’s
rule?
Group Work:
Work in pairs to create a dialogue between two
senators right before Caesar’s asasination.
Speaker A: Explain why Julius Caesar has been good for Rome
Speaker B: Explain why Caesar must be stopped
This must be done on 1 sheet of paper, containing both partners’
work.
Summary:
Who was Julius Caesar?
How did he become Dictator?
What happened to him?