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63 BC elected consul of Rome
Created first triumvirate
Crassus: wealthy political leader
 Pompey: brilliant general married Caesar’s daughter
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During triumvirate Caesar becomes governor
of Gaul (France).
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Julia (Caesar’s daughter) dies
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Crassus had died
Pompey and Caesar become rivals
Civil War began
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Removes link between Pompey and Caesar
Caesar’s army much more experienced
Caesar forces Pompey to retreat to Egypt
Pompey is killed by Ptolemy XIII (Cleopatra’s
Brother)
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Festival held to pronounce Caesar as king, he
refuses
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Mark Antony presides over festival
Senators feared Caesar’s power
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Stabbed 23 times in the back
 Beware of the Ides of March
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Not Egyptian
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First Ptolemaic ruler to learn Egyptian
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Cleopatra is Greek from the family
of Ptolemy's
7 languages total
After her fathers death she and her brother
ruled Egypt “together”
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Cleopatra 18 her brother (Ptolemy XIII) 10
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Octavian was Caesar’s heir to the throne
Republic restored forcing Octavian to create
another triumvirate, Mark Antony and Lepidus
Antony marries Octavian's sister to seal the
deal
Soon all three became rivals
Antony raises an Army to take on Octavian
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(Lepidus is told by Octavian to not get involved or
he would kill him)
Civil War starts
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Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra
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Octavian changes his name to Augustus
(exalted one)
Festival is held
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Antony commits, Cleopatra commits suicide after
Octavian turns her down
Octavian kills Caesarion
He takes the crown.
Pax Romana
The Rise of Christianity
St. Paul:
Apostle to the Gentiles
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the
Empire in Two: 294 CE
Constantine: 312 - 337
Constantinople: “The 2nd
Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
Attila the Hun:
“The Scourge of God”
Byzantium:
The Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
During the Reign of Justinian
The Byzantine Emperor
Justinian
The Legacy of Rome
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Republic Government
Roman Law
Latin Language
Roman Catholic Church
City Planning
Romanesque Architectural Style
Roman Engineering
• Aqueducts
• Sewage systems
• Dams
• Cement
• Arch