So, he surprised them and crossed the Rubicon River into northern Italy in 49 BC. In 50 BC, they ordered him to disband his army, telling him that his term of governor was over.Ĭaesar knew that the Senate would prosecute him upon his return to Rome. Also, the Senate was fearful that Caesar would return from Gaul and take away their power by military force. Crassus went east with his army and was severely defeated by the Parthians who beheaded him. After Caesar invaded Britain, his military accomplishments made him a threat to Pompey and his standing as Rome’s greatest military leader. When his term of office was up, Caesar went to Gaul (current France) where he achieved great military success. Pompey and Crassus agreed to support Caesar in his run for election for consul, and he agreed to support their interests once he was consul. Later, in 60 BC, he brought the Crassus and Pompey together, and they secretly formed The First Triumvirate which was known only to them.
Caesar agreed to support Crassus against his political enemy, Pompey the Great, in return for Crassus’ financial support. To help resolve his situation, he entered into a political arrangement with Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the richest men in Rome. In doing so, he amassed a great amount of debt. Caesar returned to Rome and pursued his political career with great skill combined with the liberal use of bribery. While there, he is said to have become upset when he came across a statue of Alexander the Great, reminding him that Alexander had already conquered the world when he was his age. After her funeral he travelled to Spain to serve his term as quaestor. Later, his mother’s family, who were supporters of Sulla, interceded for him and Sulla relented.Ĭornelia died in 69 BC. Sulla ordered a young Julius Caesar to divorce his wife, Cornelia, or go on the proscription list and lose his life. Caesar nobly refused to divorce her and went into hiding. Ultimately, he restored the government and resigned the dictatorship, but during this period he dealt ruthlessly with political opponents and their families. In the political tumult of Sulla’s rule, he twice marched his armies into Rome and assumed dictatorial powers. Interestingly, when he was a young man, Caesar had his first major political confrontation with a dictator, Lucius Cornelius Sulla. His name is synonymous with the titles ‘Dictator’ Kaiser, Czar, Tsar, etc.
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