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Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE
Gaius Julius Caesar
Dictator: Political leader who demands absolute power and has control over someone or something.
Ruler: The someone that rules over government or dominion.
Advocate: Lawyer.
Pontifex Maximus: The highest priesthood in Rome.
Civic Crown: The crown that is made with oak leaves and was given to soldiers that showed bravery during the battle.
Imperator: The title of the strongest military commander in the republic and Emperor in Empire. -
84 BCE
(ME)- Married Cornelia, his first wife.
Julius Caesar married Cornelia, the daughter of his uncle's friend, Cinna. -
69 BCE
(ME)- Elected as quaestor/ government official
Julius Caesar was elected to quaestor, and moves to Spain when his first wife Cornelia died -
63 BCE
(ME)-Became Pontifex Maximus
Julius Caesar wins the campaigns for the position of Pontifex Maximus/ the highest priesthood in Rome. -
52 BCE
(WE)- Expanded Rome’s territories and spread Hellenistic culture
He spread the hellenistic culture to other parts of the world by expanding Roman Republic. (The date is when Julius Caesar conquered Gaul.) -
49 BCE
(ME)-Crosses the Rubicon
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and started the civil war and its where he said "The die is cast!". When he reached Rome, he defeated Pompey's force. Then few years later, in 44BC, he became Imperator. -
44 BCE
(ME)- Death of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was murdered by senators, and after his death, Rome erupted into chaos. But after more than a decades, Octavius/ Octavianus, his grand-nephew got control of Rome and changed Roman Republic to Roman Empire.Then senators named him Augustus/Dignified or Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus/Commander Caesar, Son of the God [Julius Caesar], the Venerable. -
44 BCE
(CE)- Death caused by power
Julius Caesar had to much power so the senators planned conspiracy to murder Julius Caesar and so they murdered him in the senate hall on the Ides of March. -
44 BCE
(I)-The best ruler of Rome
I think Julius Caesar was the best ruler in Roman Republic, because unlike others who ruled Rome, he increased the size of Roman Republic, built ports and canals, planed to construct a grand library, granted citizenship to many people in the provinces, and he never lost a battle. (The date is when Julius Caesar became the imperator of Rome.) -
44 BCE
(MD)- The change in calendar
After Julius Caesar became imperator of Roman Republic, he changed the month Quinctilus in Roman Calendar into Julius/ July because he was born in Quinctilus and renamed it into Julian Calendar. -
27 BCE
(CE)- The names of the emperor
The emperors in Roman Empire took the name Caesar and it turned out to be famous, and later German called their emperor Kaiser, and Russian called their emperor Czar. (The date is when the first emperor Augustus used Caesar.)
