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Caesar's political career

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  • 100 BCE

    Birth of Julius Caesar

    Gaius Julius Caesar is born into the patrician Julian clan in Rome.
  • 85 BCE

    Becomes High Priest of Jupiter

    Caesar’s career begins when he is appointed Flamen Dialis by Lucius Cornelius Cinna, his uncle by marriage.
  • Period: 85 BCE to 44 BCE

    Caesar's political career

  • 69 BCE

    Elected Quaestor

    Caesar is elected as quaestor in Spain， marking his first significant political role.
  • 65 BCE

    Elected Aedile

  • 63 BCE

    Elected Pontifex Maximus

  • 60 BCE

    Forms the First Triumvirate

    Caesar allies with Pompey and Crassus to form the First Triumvirate, a political alliance that dominates Roman politics.
  • 59 BCE

    Elected Consul

  • 48 BCE

    Crosses the Rubicon

    Caesar defies the Senate by crossing the Rubicon River with his army, sparking a civil war against Pompey and the Senate.
  • 44 BCE

    Assassinated on the Ides of March

    Caesar was killed by Brutus , Cassius, and other senators.