However they were able to claim decent from Trojan prince Aeneas‚ supposed son of the goddess Venus. This claim to both royal and divine decent gave Caesar high social standing within roman society at the time. Caesar’s aunt Julia was married to Gaius Marius who during Caesar’s infancy was the most powerful man in Rome‚ holding an unprecedented seven consecutive consulships along with leading the faction known as the populares. These Marian connections were exploited by Caesar himself at every possible
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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 as flamen dialis‚ and neither did he divorce Cornelia as
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Julius Caesar’s Biography Julius Caesar is “without a doubt the most significant figure in the history of Rome” for a vast majority of reasons (Knight). Julius’ full name and official title was “General Gaius Julius Caesar” and remained so throughout his entire life (“Julius”). When Julius Caesar was born is not agreed upon between most historians. But the closest approximation is around 100 B.C.E. Julius Caesar’s family was apart of the Roman aristocracy. He died around 44 B.C.E. He was murdered
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thought. His father was named Gaius Julius Caesar and his mother Aurelia Cotta‚ he also had a elder sister named Julia. Though this did change over time as his aunt married Gauis Marius who later became the richest man in Rome. Marius started a civil war as a 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
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affairs. Military leader Marius began to recruit soldiers from the poor. In return‚ he gave them money and land. Marius changed the army from volunteers to paid professionals. However‚ the new troops were motivated my material rewards instead of duty. They were loyal to their general‚ not the Roman Republic. This gave generals much influence and reason to get involved in politics. They needed laws passed to provide the land they promised. Before long‚ rival general Sulla drove enemies out of Rome
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tall‚ and fair-haired. He was well built and the sound of health. Thought he suffered from the occasional epileptic fit. Julius Caesar grew up in a period of unrest and civil war in Rome. The social wars created turmoil all over Italy and Marius‚ and Sulla were the great leaders of that time. Julius Caesar was excepted at the completion of his education to assume a modest office on the lower end of the long ladder of the Roman political career. however‚ Julius Caesar was not like other Romans
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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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"When Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus sought to establish the liberty of the common people and expose the crimes of the oligarchs‚ the guilty nobles took fright and opposed their proceedings by every means at their disposal" - Cicero. The Gracchi Brothers were revolutionary in both their goals and achievements‚ as they changed the politics‚ the economic situation and the social problems of the Roman Republic. During the Gracchi’s existence‚ Rome was facing a number of social‚ political and economic problems
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The ancient Roman empire faced many difficult times‚ however this was one of the worst. First of all the problems with the Republic started when the Roman’s added more territory. Mainly because rich citizens just kept getting richer. In fact‚ because of this‚ leaders feared that violence would arise between the rich and the poor. The first leaders to address this problem were brothers named Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus‚ they held the Tribunes political office. The first brother Tiberius took
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warring parties‚ the Populares‚ and the Optimates. Caesar was torn‚ but bent towards the Populares because of family ties. His uncle Marius led the Populares‚ and Caesar’s uncle’s nemesis was Sulla‚ who led the Optimates. Sulla was granted power and later won the civil war‚ which would lead him to become the emperor. Eventually Caesar was forced out of Rome by Sulla‚ however was given a pardon to return. Caesar declined‚ and chose military service under Marcus Thermus in Asia. This decision turned
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