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Sep 1, 2021 · The Romans had their influence on the region as early as the Second Punic War. Bonds tightened when, in 121 BCE. The lands west of the Alps became the Roman province known as Gallia Transalpina, or Provincia Nostra, from which the name Provence comes.
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Born into a patrician family on 13 July 100 BCE, Caesar began his political career in 73 BCE when he was elected to a vacancy in the College of Pontiffs upon the death of his mother's cousin Gaius Aurelius Cotta. After time spent as a military tribune, he entered the cursus honorum, the sequence of Roman government offices in 69 BCE, serving as a q...
Caesar chased the always elusive Pompey across Europe. Finally, in 48 BCE, he defeated his former ally at the Battle of Pharsalus in Greece. Upon returning to Rome, he again was named dictator; his time for a year. It had taken three years, but he fought and defeated the Republican forces of Cato the Younger (95-46 BCE) at the Battle of Thapsus, th...
According to Philip Freeman in his book Julius Caesar, in 46 BCE, Caesar began a revolution that would change Rome forever. Owing to his time as a military commander, Caesar had demonstrated that he was not one to sit idly, and this belief can best be seen early in his role as a dictator. During that time, he initiated a number of civic and social ...
While many in Rome accepted Caesar's arrogance, they came to believe he was becoming more of a divine figure than a ruler. "Even Caesar's positive social reforms of which there were many, because they were imposed by order, rankled" (Rosenstein et al., 208). On the Ides of March, 15 March 44 BCE, he was assassinated by a group of conspirators led b...
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Jan 24, 2024 · From Julius Caesar's victories to the splitting of the empire, these maps trace the geographical growth, the intricate trade network, and the spread of Christianity in one of history's most durable and influential cultures.
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Jun 19, 2018 · Here are 40 maps that explain the Roman Empire — its rise and fall, its culture and economy, and how it laid the foundations of the modern world.
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- Caesar expanded Roman rule in Europe. 8 Incredible Roman Technologies. After being appointed governor of Rome’s northern territory of Gaul in 58 B.C., Caesar vastly extended the boundaries of the Roman Republic across Europe, all the way to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel.
- He started a civil war by ‘crossing the Rubicon.’ Through his masterful battlefield tactics and willingness to fight in combat, Caesar earned the respect and loyalty of his soldiers.
- Caesar installed Cleopatra on the Egyptian throne. Cleopatra. When Roman reinforcements arrived in early 47 B.C., Caesar’s forces defeated Ptolemy’s army in the Battle of the Nile.
- He ruled over Rome as a dictator. Ancient Empires: Caesar as Dictator. Buoyed by the support of his army and Rome’s plebeians (non-elite citizens), Caesar emerged from his war with Pompey with tremendous power.
Aug 12, 2019 · Julius Caesar Pushes Rome’s Reach Across Europe. The next decade, General Julius Caesar led Roman soldiers into northwest Europe, “basically because Caesar decided he wanted to do it, and he ...
May 26, 2024 · From Republic to Empire: How Caesar Paved the Way. To understand Caesar‘s impact, we must first examine the context of the Roman Republic he was born into. For centuries, Rome had been governed as a republic, with power shared among institutions like the Senate, assemblies, and elected magistrates.
