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Era Of Caesar


            Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of history for the Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he had created a mighty empire. Caesar was a Roman general and statesman whose dictatorship was pivotal in Rome's transition from republic to empire. The following questions pertaining to Caesar's life and conquests represent the main events of his existence. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to this? What events led up to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise up over the other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What happened during his reign as dictator of Rome? What events led up to the assassination of Caesar? What happened after he was killed? The answers will be revealed throughout the subsequent paragraphs.
             Julius Caesar was born around the year 102 BC. When he was young, Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in history for the city of Rome. During this decade the city was assaulted twice and captured by Roman armies. The first occurred in 87 BC by the leaders of the populares, his Uncle Marius and Cinna. Cinna was killed the year that Caesar had married Cinna's daughter Cornelia. Marius" enemy Sulla, leader of the Optimates, carried out the second attack upon the city in the year 82 BC. On each occasion the massacre of political opponents was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived. .
             Sulla then demanded that Caesar divorce his wife, which Sulla did have the power to command. Caesar loved his wife and refused Sulla's demand and as punishment was exiled from Rome. Caesar fled in fear for his life going from house to house.


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