radical reformist against Lucius Sulla. During this war both Marius and Julius’s dad died of illness leaving Julius much money and property in their various wills. During this time Julius also married Cornelia daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna who was Marius’s greatest supporter and also Sulla’s enemy. As the war ended in 85 B.C. it left Caesar in an extremely bad position as the enemy of the new dictator. Because of this he fled with his family out of the grasp of Sulla. Sulla later pardoned Caesar
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flamen dialis which is a archaic priesthood with no power. Caesar marriage in 84 BC to Cornelia‚ the daughter of Marius’s associate was a political match. When Lucius Cornelius Sulla‚ Marius’s enemy and leader of the Optimates‚ was made dictator in 82 BC‚ he issued a list of enemies to be executed. Caesar was not harmed but he was ordered by Sulla to divorce Cornelia. Caesar refused that order and left Rome he did not return until Sulla’s resignation in 78 BC. At the age of 22 Caesar was unable to
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effectively prevented the flamen dialis from pursuing a normal political career. Maybe little was expected of Caesar due to the undistinguished recent history of his family. Marius died in 86‚ and Cinna was deposed by supporters of Sulla‚ who took control of Rome. Sulla annulled most of the decisions of Marius and Cinna‚ including the nomination of Caesar as flamen dialis‚ but Caesar’s life was spared‚ unlike many other supporters of Marius. Caesar never accepted the cancellation of his nomination
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“From Republic to Empire” Anthony Kalandjian History I‚ Traviolia Mon-Wed 8:00-9:25 October 29‚ 2012 The corruption of Rome became the start of a new Empire that conquered most of the known world at the time of its existence. In 5th century B.C.E.‚ Rome was a new nation with a set of morals unlike any other culture. Their morals defined their Republic but as time passed these set of morals was lost and so was their form of government. Through corruption and power hungry rulers began the transformation
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Bund) Ständekämpfe Die Punischen Kriege 1. Punischer Krieg 2. Punischer Krieg 3. Punischer Krieg Die Verwaltung des Mittelmeerreiches Soziale Unruhen Die Gracchen Das Ende der Republik Alleinherrschaft Sullas Sklavenaufstand Das erste Triumvirat Caesars Weg zur Alleinherrschaft Der Bürgerkrieg Die römische Republik (510v.Chr-45v.Chr) Die Stadt Rom‚ gegründet 753 v.Chr.‚ wurde bis 510 v.Chr. von insgesamt sieben etruskischen
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The Social War would see the rise of Lucius Sulla to both military and political power as he led the southern Legions to victory during the rebellion. Marius had returned from retirement to lead the northern Legions. Once the Social War was ended‚ this created a power duel between the two commanders. The Republic soon fell into full-scale civil war‚ requiring Sulla to direct his Legions against Marius’ supporters holding Rome. Sulla became the first general to lead Roman legions against
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overthrow by Lucius Junius Brutus of King Tarquin the Proud’s monarchy led to the creation of the Roman Republic in 509 B.C.E. The focal-point of the new order was to emphasize the sharing of power‚ which contributed to its fast-paced success. However‚ the Republic also decayed and collapsed as quickly as it had grown. The main factors that attributed to its decline were the political reforms proposed by the Gracchi‚ its rapid expansion and conquests‚ and the consuls Marius and Sulla. These three
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Scipio Africanus The General who brought an end to the punic wars. Scipio’s father held the consulship in one of the most critical years of Rome’s history‚ 218 B.C. While with his father during a battle on the Ticinus‚ a young Scipio made his first mark on history‚ seeing that his father was wounded and cut off by the enemy‚ he charged at the enemy cavalry and saved him. Scipio africanus was an outstanding military leader who not only defeated hannibal but also ended the second punic war.+ Scipio
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on January 14 of 83 BC.[1] According to Suetonius‚ he shared his birthday with Drusus‚ the father of the emperor Claudius‚ who was Antony ’s grandson through maternal lineage.[2] Another source[citation needed] states that his birth coincided with Sulla ’s landing at Brundisium in the spring of 83 BC‚[3] and Plutarch[4] gives his year of birth as either 86 or 83 BC.[5][not in citation given][6] He was the homonymous and thus presumably the eldest son ofMarcus Antonius Creticus (praetor 74 BC‚ proconsul
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of Rome‚ Nardo). In 88 B.C. a new army formed where the soldiers owed allegiance to their commander and not the republic. This army under the rule of General Lucius Cornelius Sulla wanted to end Marius’s command so therefore Sulla had his legions capture Rome and drove Marius out. The result was seven years of civil wars. Sulla‚ as dictator‚ tried to build a more solid senate but failed to take power away from the Assembly of Tribes (World History‚ Human Experience). The civil situations
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