HIST 1061 Lecture 20: All Hail Caesar!
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Caesar ruled not only as consul (and eventually dictator) but also was the pontifex maximus aka the religious ruler. Po(cid:373)pe(cid:455), (cid:373)arries julius" 13-year-old daughter at the age of 64. The se(cid:374)ate (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed caesar"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)sulship as e(cid:454)tre(cid:373)el(cid:455) (cid:272)orrupt si(cid:374)(cid:272)e he (cid:449)as (cid:271)e(cid:374)efitti(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) the other 2 triumvirates. Since they could not prosecute a triumvirate, caesar said he would leave if he was given military control of gaul, which was essentially a death sentence. Rome takes over cyprus, a major part of egypt. Rome did not invade egypt, their ally, but. They were so scared of rome they thought to align with them. However, pompey calls on cicero to help deal with grain supply and re-establish the economy. The first sign of dissention amongst the triumvirates. Ahenobarbus, puts out a lot of propaganda against caesar. Every high ranking official seemed to hate caesar but could not do anything about him since he was so beloved by the people.
