![]() ![]() When Quintus Maximus, whom he had appointed consul in his place for three months, was entering the theater, and his lictor in the usual manner called attention to his arrival, a general shout was raised: "He's no Consul!" After the removal of Caesetius and Marullus from office as tribunes, they were bound to have not a few votes at the next elections of consuls. The Gauls he dragged in triumph through the townĪnd changed their breeches for the purple gown. On the admission of foreigners to the Senate, a placard was posted: "God bless the commonwealth! Let no one consent to point out the House to a newly made Senator." The following verses too were repeated everywhere: Therefore the plots which had previously been formed separately, often by groups of two or three, were united in a general conspiracy, since even the populace no longer were pleased with present conditions, but both secretly and openly rebelled at his tyranny and cried out for defenders of their liberty. In order to avoid giving assent to this proposal the conspirators hastened the execution of their designs. The following fragment from his Lives of the Twelve Caesars (" Caesar" 80-82) was translated by Joseph Gavorse. There are several accounts of this incident, but the most famous and probably most accurate is the one written by Caesar's biographer Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.70-c.135), who seems to have had access to imperial archives and may have consulted eyewitness accounts. On 15 March 44 BCE, the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was murdered. The former Emperor’s last words are reported to have been “Et tu Brute?” – disbelief that his friend Brutus was among the group of assassins.Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.71-c.135): Roman scholar and official, best-known as the author of the Lives of the Twelve Caesars. He was stabbed 23 times and fell, dying, at the feet of the statue of Pompey. On 15th March 44BC when Julius Caesar entered the Senate, a group of Senators known as the ‘Liberators’ were waiting for him. Many people feared that Caesar wanted to become King and a dictator.Ī few days before his death, Julius had been told by a fortune-teller to “Beware the Ides (15th) of March”. He changed Rome from a Republic to an Empire with himself as Emperor. Caesar’s army defeated Pompey and Caesar became ruler. After Crassus died, Caesar and Pompey quarrelled over who should have the most power. ![]() Although his conquests brought advantages and riches to Rome, Julius Caesar was not popular. Julius Caesar was responsible for the conquest of Gaul (France) and many other countries that were claimed for Rome. It was law in Rome at the time that the position of Consul was only held for one year, but at the end of his year Julius did not want to give up power and made an agreement with two friends, Pompey and Crassus, to rule Rome together. After Cornelia died in childbirth in 69BC, Julius turned his full attention to politics and ten years later became consul – the highest position in Rome. In 78BC Sulla died and Julius returned to Rome and became an advocate in the Forum. Julius served three years in the army and became noted for his bravery in combat. The marriage was frowned upon by Sulla, who became dictator in 81BC and after refusing to divorce Cornelia, Julius left Rome and joined the army. Julius, a noted womaniser, married Cornelia Cinnilla before his 20th birthday. His parents were Patricians but were not rich by Roman standards. ![]() Gaius Julius Caesar was born in around 100BC.
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