1. Caesar Augustus Handout
HOMEWORK
Chapter Questions
Caesar Augustus Handout
DO NOW: Complete the questions and vocabulary sections at the end of the Julius Caesar play

2. Caesar’s Murder

3. Expansion During the Final Years of the Republic
The final years of the Republic were marked by more wars. In one civil war, 200,000 romans were killed
Many allies of Rome were not happy paying taxes and serving in the army while not fully being citizens
After a rebellion in 91 BC, Rome allowed all free Italians to become Roman citizens

4. Slave Revolts
As Rome kept conquering other lands, it kept bringing in more slaves.
These slaves would work on farms and in the cities
Romans treated slaves very poorly because they took away jobs from the working class

5. Spartacus
A slave named Spartacus led a famous revolt in 73 BC, but it ended in failure
After crushing his army and killing Spartacus, the romans killed off the remaining survivors who had declared themselves loyal to Spartacus

6. Julius Caesar vs. Pompey
Pompey had expanded Rome’s rule to Syria and Cyprus while Caesar had conquered much of Gaul
Both men wanted to control Rome, however Pompey had the support of the Roman senate while Caesar was commanding his troops in northern Italy

7. Julius Caesar Vs. Pompey
Pompey pressured the Senate to not allow Caesar to return to Rome, but Caesar disobeyed the order
On January 11th, 49 BC, Caesar moved his army southward towards Rome and battled Pompey for three years until Caesar achieved victory

8. Caesar becomes a dictator
Out of fear of what Caesar what might do to them, the Senate names Caesar dictator for life and informally ended the republic
Caesar introduced many new ideas including giving people jobs, making gladiator fights free to watch, and a calendar system that is still used today

9. Caesar and the Ides of March
A short time after he became dictator, Caesar was betrayed by some of the Senators of Rome, who murdered him on March 15, 44 BC
The conspirators who killed Caesar thought they were saving the republic, but the republic would soon become a thing of the past

10. Augustus Caesar

11. Chapter 34.5 Questions