Caesar's political experience

By HuangChangyuan
  • 100 BCE

    Birth of Julius Caesar

    Caesar was born in 100 BC and came from a Roman aristocratic family,the Julius family
  • 74 BCE

    early experience

    In 74 BC he become a military commander and begin serving in Asia where he was praised for his bravery and talent Caesar's early experiences laid the foundation for his later military carer
  • 69 BCE

    financial offcer

    He was succesfully elected as treasurer in 69BC. This position in the Roma official system. He went to Spain to serve as deputy to the governor and was in charge of the province's finaces
  • 66 BCE

    alderman

    After returning to Roma, in 66BC Caesar was appointed as the "keeper of the Via Appia",responsible for maintaining this highway connecting Roma and Brindisium. Later tha year ,he volunteered to serve as the new alderman for the following year and was elected.
  • 61 BCE

    Provincial Governor

    In 61 BC,when theterm of the chancellor expired, Caesar was offered the position of governor of the far Spanish province.
  • 60 BCE

    The Triumvirate

    Caesar's political ambitions reached a climax in 60 BC,when he frome the so called "First Triumvirate"with Pompey and Crasusan informal but substantively influentail alliance.The formation of this alliance signifi the greater political support Caesar gained though alliance. Caesar gained support from the highest political offices through thi alliance,and Pompey and Crassus also increase their influence through alliances with Caesar.
  • 58 BCE

    Gallic War

    After completing his term as consul, Caesar was granted power as governor over Cisalpine Gaul, Transgaul and lllyria for five years(58BC-53BC).But the ambitious Caesar seemed not to be satisfire with this. Almost as soon as he took office, he launched the Gallic War(58BC-50BC).
  • 50 BCE

    Caesar's political rivalry

    In 50BC,Caesar's re election became a major political issue. The Senate demanded that Caesar withdraw his troops,but he refused to comply, believing that this would cost him his military advantage.
  • Period: 49 BCE to 45 BCE

    Caesar's reforms

    1.Social Reform: Caesar implemented land reform and distributed large amounts of land to verterans and landless peasants.
    2.Taxation and Debt Reforms: Caesar reduced the debt burden and reformed Roma tax system to more eficiently manage the newly conquer territories.
    3.Calendar reform: Caesar reformed the Roman calendar and formulated the famous Julian calendar more accurate and standardized.
  • 44 BCE

    Caesar's Assassination and the Collapse of the Republic

    Caesar's centralization of power arouse strong resentment in the Senate. On March 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by a group of conservative senators in a Senate meet.