Julius Caesar was born into a prominent Roman family during a time of political turmoil in Rome. He rose to become a powerful politician and general, allying with Pompey and Crassus to form the first triumvirate. As governor of Gaul, Caesar conquered much of the territory and emerged as a military leader. However, the triumvirate fell apart and Caesar's victories made him enemies in Rome, leading to his assassination in 44 BC on the Ides of March.

1. Caesar!

2. Early Life
 Julius Caesar was born
in_______
 He was the son of
an_______family
 While Caesar was young,
there was conflict between
the ________and
 _________. Rome was in
turmoil, attempting to
expand, but still without a
stable government.
 What problems do you see
with this?

3. Spain
 Caesar argued against the
power of the ______. He
eventually became a____
 Despite being a well
known politician, Caesar
had enemies. He was
appointed governor of
___________. When he
returned he was elected
______.
 During his return, he was
captured by pirates- he
was ransomed and as he
had promised while in
captivity, had the pirates

4. The Triumverate
 Caesar did not get along
with the other Consul
and allied himself with
two powerful Romans,
______, and _____.
Pompey was a______,
while Crassus
had_______. These
three men formed the
first ______
 Triumvirate:

5. The Riot
 To keep control of Rome, Caesar used
Pompey’s _____to get his way. When he
wanted to pay them back by___________, it
was unpopular. He started a riot to get his
way.
 How did this allow Caesar to do what he
wanted?

6. Gaul
 Caesar now became the
governor of
______which is the area
that makes up modern
day_____
 Caesar used his time in
Gaul to defeat the
_____ in the area and
build up his own____
 He was the first Roman
to set foot in _______

7.  Caesar was a great
general and managed to
take over most of Gaul
within _____years using
ruthless_____. Before
Caesar, Gaul was seen as
difficult to conquer. Gauls
had even invaded Rome
earlier in its history!
 Back home, the
_________was falling
apart. Pompey was
_________of Caesar and
Crassus did not
like______. Crassus was

8.  Caesar had made many
enemies through his
career. He felt the only
way to protect himself
and Rome was to seize
power. He famously
crossed the
______River saying
“Alea iacta est” Which
means, ___.
 What did Caesar mean
when he said “the die
is cast”?

9.  Caesar fought in a
great______ against Pompey.
Eventually, Caesar won the
war and became the dictator of
Rome.
 To secure his position as
dictator, Caesar needed
an____. He had not had
children during his career, so
he adopted his great nephew,
_______ to take his place.
Caesar also fought to
strengthen Rome’s ____and
defeat enemies in the _______
 Caesar also reformed the His Wife’s name
__________, _______, was Cornelia
Cinna

10. The Civil War
 At one point during the
war, Caesar pursued
Pompey to Spain, Greece,
and finally Egypt.
 The Pharaoh offered
Pompey’s head to Caesar.
 Caesar was saddened and
became involved in a Civil
war in Egypt.
 He supported Cleopatra,
the queen of Egypt and
had her installed as its
ruler.

11. Death
 Many of Caesar’s
enemies and others who
did not like that he was
a dictator decided that
he had to be _______.
On the ______of March
(which means March
15th, 44 BCE, Caesar
arrived in the Senate
and was_______.
(stabbed 23 times)
 What is the
significance of
Caesar’s rule over

13.  Caesar united Rome into a great Empire under a
strong central government.
 He eliminated resistance and competition for
power
 Created a police force
 Rebuilt Carthage and Corinth- capitals of
Carthage and Greece