#WHO WAS JULIUS CAESAR IN A TRIUMVIRATE WITH SERIES#
While still a young man he had secured a series of victories which stabilized the Roman Republic and greatly expanded it.
Pompey, sometimes known as Pompey the Great was hailed by his contemporaries as a great general. Some of the leading figures in Rome at the time decided to come together and to enter an informal alliance in order to provide some stability and to secure their own political aims. However, many aristocrats were frustrated by the conservatism of the Senators and believed that it was incapable of any meaningful decisions. The Senate wanted to control all aspects of political life as they had since the early days of the Republic. In this situation, nothing could get done and there was political gridlock. The political situation in Rome was chaotic and political violence was common, often orchestrated by gangs connected to leading public figures.
He also appears to have been genuinely popular among many ordinary Romans. What was the First Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus?īy 59 BCE, Caesar was one of the most important political figures in Rome, mainly because of his connections to the old supporters of Marius. However, a series of events which were brilliantly manipulated by Caesar and his military genius meant that he was to become the single most powerful Roman who lived, up to that point and the man who was to change Rome forever. At this stage, Caesar had a rather conventional career or the cursus honorum as it was known in Rome and one that was typical of a man of his class. In his new province he defeated some rebellious tribes and was accorded a Triumph and he was later nominated to the office of Consul, one of the most important roles in Rome (60 AD). Caesar was later elected Pontifex Maximus (chief priest) of Rome and secured himself the governorship of a province in Spain. He also forged a political alliance with Crassus, one of Rome's richest men. He became very prominent in Rome because of his lavish expenditures. Caesar returned to Rome and became one of the leaders of the Marian party or popular party. Later after he was kidnapped by pirates he led a successful punitive expedition against them and was once again decorated for bravery. He decided to join the army and served in Asia Minor and was decorated for bravery. However, when Sulla recaptured Rome, Caesar was stripped of his wealth and his office. When Marius regained control of the city, Caesar married a leading politicians daughter and became the high priest of Jupiter. He went into hiding so he would not become another victim of the bloody proscriptions. After Sulla occupied Rome, Caesar was in danger because of his party. At this time, there was an ongoing bloody civil war between Marius and his Sulla, the head of the aristocratic or optimates party. These were aristocrats who had allied themselves with the poor.īy the time he was sixteen, he was the head of his family after the early death of his father. This encouraged the young Julius to become associated with the Marius's popular (populares) party in Rome. Through his aunt, he was related to Gaius Marius, the great general.
We know very little about Caesar's childhood. Despite the decline of their family's reputation, his father did serve as a governor. However, by the time of Caesar’s birth, their fortunes had been in decline for many years. These were the key stages in Caesar’s career that allowed him to become the Emperor of Rome.Ĭaesar was born to a patrician Roman family that had once been very influential in the Republic. How did Caesar to rise to Emperor in the Roman Republic? There were three key reasons for the rise of Caesar: his role in the First Triumvirate, his conquest of Gaul and his victories during the Civil Wars. His ascent shifted the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. He is not only one of the greatest generals who ever lived, but he who destroyed the Roman Republic. His life and death are very well-known and still captivate people. Julius Caesar is one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world.
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