... solidify the senatorial power. Pompey and Crassus, both placed in power by the Senate, were also feared by the Senate. They repealed much of Sulla's constitution and together with Julius Caesar formed the First Triumvirate. This informal collaboration lasted until the death of Crassus followed by the death of Julius" daughter, Pompey's wife. Pompey became jealous of ... Caesar and stirred the Senate against him. This brought on another civil war in which Caesar was victor. He increased the number of Senators using Italians and Gauls, reformed the calendar, named himself prefect of moral...

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... . Before Augustus became emperor there were a series of events that took place leading him to his victory. Julius Caesar, his uncle, sent him to study in Apollonia. After Caesar's assassination, Augustus was uncertain about accepting his inheritance, but, nonetheless, he did with the purpose of avenging his ... age of nineteen, he joined the Consulship of Gaius Pansa and Aulus Hirtius in 43 B.C., Augustus, previously known as Octavius, allowed the Senate to use his family name Caesar to gain the confidence of the soldiers and people. After making a deal with Antony, they both joined force...

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... is considered by most to be the greatest empire that ever existed. But like all other civilizations at that time, it started to diminish slowly after its last great ruler Octavius Caesar. What was left at the end of the Roman Empire were clans of people who had no since of government or citizenship. From the heights of a distorted democracy, to the ... ...

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