Julius Caesar

Early Life

• Born July 13, 100 B.C.
• Born in Rome, Italy
• Father died in 85 B.C.

Personality and Ambitions

• He was considered a Dictator
• Many thought he had Epilepsy
• He won many military battles
• Rome had become dysfunctional under his rule

Cleopatra

• Ruled Ancient Egypt
• Had military alliances with Julius Caesar
• And an alliance with Mark Anthony
• As well as an intimate relationship with Anthony
• She is known for her beauty and power of seduction.

Mark Anthony

• Born in 83 B.C. in Rome
• Second in command and loyal supporter of Caesar
• Became one of the three rulers of arms after Caesars assassinations
• In charge of affairs in Rome after Caesar
• Relative of Caesar

Military Battles |Part One|

• Battle of Bibracte |58 B.C|
• -Won by Romans under Caesar
• -Helveti tried migrating into central Gaul
• - Caesar saw them as a threat to the province of Rome
• - Sent them back to homeland when they stopped advancements

Military Battles |Part Two|

• Battle of Vosges |Summer 58 B.C.|
• -Won by Romans under Caesar
• -Fought against Germans
• -Drove them out of Gaul

Military Battles |Part Three|

• Battle of Sabis River |57 B.C|
• -Won by Romans under Caesar
• -lost by Nervii

Military Battles |Part Four|

• Battle of Morbihan Gulf |56 B.C|
• -Won by Romans under D. Junius Brutus
• -Lost by Veneti
• -Caesar punished Veneti severly

Military Battles |Part Five|

• Battle of Gallic Revolts |54 B.C.|
• -Eburons wiped out Roman legions
• -Also besieged troops under Cicero's command
• -Troops under Roman legate defeated the Treveri Troops

Military Battles |Part Six|

• Battle of Gergoria |52 b.c.|
• -Lost by Romans, Won by Gauls
• Battle of Lutetia Parisiorum |52 b.c.|
• -Won by Romans
• -Lost by Romans under Camulogenus

Military Battles |Part Seven|

• Battle near Dijon |52 b.c.|
• -Won by Romans, Lost by Gauls
• Battle of Alesia |52 b.c.|
• -Won by Romans under Caesar
• -Lost by Gaul

Military Battles |Part Eight|

• Battle of Pharsalus |48 b.c|
• -To stop Pompey who allied against Caesar
• -Drove Pompey into Macedonia
• -Then attacked Spain and were victorious
• -Finally defeated Pompey when he went back to Greece

Caesar's Writings

• Wrote about Gallic Wars
• And about the Civil Wars
• Document for Roman history and military
• Was liked and admired because of first hand observation of battles

Death of Caesar

• Assassinated on March 15, 44 b.c.
• Appointed himself Dictator for life
• Senate plotted to assassinate him
• Murdered in a meeting hall next to Pompey's Theater
• Surrounded by the Senate, all with daggers, when he entered the hall

Death of Caesar |Continued|

• Servilius Casca was the first to stab
• Brutus turned against Caesar
• Caesar and Senate were both surprised
• Caesar said famous line, "et tu, brute?"

Works Cited |Part One|

• http://www.garstang.us/emperors/marcantony.htm
• http://www.history.com/topics/mark-antony
• http://www.history.com/topics/julius-caesar
• http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/caesa1/tp/gallicwarswinners.htm
• http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/jcsr/

Works Cited |Part Two|

• http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-ides-of-march-julius-caesar-...
• http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caesar.html
• http://www.history.com/topics/cleopatra

|The End|