5.3 Caesar, Augustus, and the emperors

Caesar from dictator to victim

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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 1 video.

Lesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

Caesar from dictator to victim

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Julius Caesar

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Planning for this lesson

Instruction Julius Caesar

Gallic wars

TvG summary

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Objectives for this lesson

At the end of this lesson...

...you understand how Caesar came to power.

...you understand how the civil war evolved.

...you know how Caesar came to his end.

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Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)

Famous general.
Defeated the Gauls.
Made himself Dictator of Rome.
Was murdered by the senate.

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Dictator

Dictator in ancient Rome= A chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency for six months.

Caesar made himself dictor for life. -> End of the Republic.

After Caesar many Emperors behaved like dictators.

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Laws

Consul

Senate

Volksvergadering

Tribune

Dictator

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Roman soldier

Gallic

soldier

Gallic wars (58 BC)

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Popular with his soldiers due to his victories and generosity

Popular with the people due to his victories.

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The people

Roman soldiers

Julius Caesar

Senators

Gallic king

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The senate hated him

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Crossing the Rubicon

Caesar took his army across the Rubicon (river).
The senate fled to Greece and raised their own army.
Start civil war (Caesar vs Senate).

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