I will be taking my test on Tuesday, June 2nd at 1:25pm-2:15pm.
The first few slides discuss the benefits of tending to the needs of the plebeians. It discussed giving the bread or food and circuses for entertainment. The ruler Tiberius Gracchus was the one to trying pleasing the plebeians first. Military generals worked to get them a share of the land conquered. This also helped to gain the loyalty of soldiers to their military leader rather than Rome or the Republic in general. Julius Caesar was one of the most successful generals. His leadership was from 100-44BC and during this time he conquered the territory of Gaul or modern France. He was highly liked for tending to the common people and even liked by more popular people. Two of the higher up or powerful people were Pompey, conqueror of Syria and Palestine, and Crassus, richest man of Rome and even close to all time, to which he later formed the First Triumvirate("rule of three men"). Caesars ruling was as a consul for one year and him appointing himself governor of Gail. The First Triumvirate was soon broken as Pompey became a rival of Caesar over jealousy. This rivalry cause a clash of army from Caesar's army and Pompey's in Greece, Asia, Spain, and Egypt with Caesar becoming out victorious. In 44 BC Caesar became dictator in the beginning for six months, which later became for life. As part of his dictator ship, he made many reforms such as; granting citizenship to people in provinces, expanding the Senate by adding his friends, creating jobs for the poor(public work projects), increase pay of soldiers, and starting colonies for those without land. The republic came to an end after Caesars assassination. He was assassinated by Even Brutus, Caesars ally, because the Senators thought Caesar's rise in power was a threat to their political power. They killed him by stabbing him 23 times after luring him into the Senate, to which the Senators were never punished. The next heir was Octavian, and this was the end to the republic.
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