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Today’s Objective I can describe Julius Caesar’s rise to power, and the events that led to his assassination.

Concept Throughout history, being a war hero has been a great way to get famous enough to become a government leader. America has several examples of this in these presidents: George Washington in the Revolutionary War Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War Dwight Eisenhower in WWII John Kennedy in WWII There are other examples as well, Harrison, Bush I, etc.

Concept Throughout history, being a war hero has been a great way to get famous enough to become a government leader. America has several examples of this in these presidents: George Washington in the Revolutionary War Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War Dwight Eisenhower in WWII John Kennedy in WWII There are other examples as well. Q: Why would being a war hero make people think a person would be a good president? A: A war hero would be a good president because . . .

Julius Caesar: True or False??? When Caesar was born, he had to be cut from his mother's stomach. This method of childbirth became known as a “Caesarean section” At the age of 25 Caesar was kidnapped by pirates while sailing for the Greek Island of Rhodes. Caesar had a very complicated love life. He married three times, usually to secure an advantage in politics. While married to his third wife, he met the beautiful Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and with her he had a son. The Romans used to think there were 355 days in the year. This left them 10 and a quarter days short, and people would get very confused. Caesar reformed this system, stating there should be 365 days in a year, and a leap year every four years. This was called the Julien calendar. Caesar liked to have cool, fresh food on the battlefield, and particularly liked chicken parmesan and salad leaves. After his death, his favourite meal became known as the Caesar salad

Julius Caesar the War Hero Skill Julius Caesar the War Hero Caesar first became famous as the commanding general fighting the barbarians in Gaul (France). Every time Caesar won a battle, he sent messengers back to Rome to spread the stories about his victories. These stories made Caesar very popular with the Roman people. But, some Roman officials feared Caesar’s growing popularity. Gaul

Julius Caesar the War Hero Skill Julius Caesar the War Hero Caesar first became famous as the commanding general fighting the barbarians in Gaul (France). Every time Caesar won a battle, he sent messengers back to Rome to spread the stories about his victories. These stories made Caesar very popular with the Roman people. But, some Roman officials feared Caesar’s growing popularity. Gaul Why do you think Caesar sent messengers to Rome to brag about his victories? Why were some officials worried about Caesar?

Julius Caesar England Skill Caesar then invaded England. Afterwards, he uttered his famous phrase, “Veni, Vedi, Vici” Which means I came, I saw, I conquered. Instead of celebrating Caesar’s victory, the Roman government orders him to return to Rome. They also tell him not to bring his army with him.

Julius Caesar England Why did the Roman government do this? Skill Julius Caesar England Caesar then invaded England. Afterwards, he uttered his famous phrase, “Veni, Vedi, Vici” Which means I came, I saw, I conquered. Instead of celebrating Caesar’s victory, the Roman government orders him to return to Rome. They also tell him not to bring his army with him. Why did the Roman government do this? A: The Roman government did this because . . .

Skill Julius Caesar Caesar returned to Rome, but he brought his army with him and took over. He took control of the government after a short civil war, and then set about improving things. He restored order to the city, lowered taxes, reorganized the calendar, and gave farmland to retired soldiers and the poor.

Skill Julius Caesar Caesar returned to Rome, but he brought his army with him and took over. He took control of the government after a short civil war, and then set about improving things. He restored order to the city, lowered taxes, reorganized the calendar, and gave farmland to retired soldiers and the poor. Q: How did giving farmland to retired soldiers and the poor increase Caesar’s power? A: Giving away farmland increased Caesar’s power . . .

Julius Caesar Skill Caesar’s supporters in the senate gave him all the power he needed by naming him “dictator for life.” Other senators worried that Caesar was becoming like a king, and Romans hated kings. So, on March 15, 44 B.C., several senators jumped Caesar as he entered the senate and stabbed him to death. He was stabbed 23 times.

Julius Caesar Skill Caesar’s supporters in the senate gave him all the power he needed by naming him “dictator for life.” Other senators worried that Caesar was becoming like a king, and Romans hated kings. So, on March 15, 44 B.C., several senators jumped Caesar as he entered the senate and stabbed him to death. He was stabbed 23 times. Q: Why did the Romans hate kings so much that they were willing to kill Caesar? A: The Romans hated kings because . . .

Result Skill After Caesar’s assassination, over 14 years of civil wars were fought to decide who the next Roman leader would be. In 27 B.C. Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son, emerged as the emperor of Rome. Roman people would never again elect their leaders. These events mark the end of the Roman Republic period and the beginning of the Roman Empire. Augustus

Result Skill After Caesar’s assassination, over 14 years of civil wars were fought to decide who the next Roman leader would be. In 27 B.C. Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son, emerged as the emperor of Rome. Roman people would never again elect their leaders. These events mark the end of the Roman Republic period and the beginning of the Roman Empire. Q: Were the senators who assassinated Julius Caesar successful in preventing kings in Rome? A: The senators were/were not successful in preventing kings because . . . Augustus

Julius Caesar Write a one paragraph summary of Julius Caesar’s rise to power and his assassination.