Gaius Julius Caesar Flashcards
When was Gaius Julius Caesar born?
100BCE, in Rome
What was his uncle called
Gaius Marius
Who were his parents
Gaius Julius Caesar senior and Aurelia
what was his aunt called
His aunt was called Julia.
How many siblings did he have?
2: Julia major and Julia minor
When was Sulla’s civil war
88 BC
What was Sulla’s full name
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Why was Caesar involved in the civil war
because Gaius Marius was the opposition to Sulla
when did Caesar’s father die
85BC when Caesar was 15
What priestly position was Julius Caesar given
Flamen Dialis - the high priest of Jupiter.
When was Sulla’s second civil war?
83 BCE
Where and when did Caesar flee to?
82 BC to Asia as a soldier. He was forced to give up his position as Flamen Dialis.
Who was Caesar’s first wife
Aurelius.
Why did Sulla not approve of this marriage?
because Caesar was from a patrician family and Aurelia was from a Plebeian family
What did Sulla famously say upon their meeting?
I will let him live, but he will be the one to crumble the republic.
when was the republic formed and why
509 BCE because a group of noble men overthrew the king.
How long was Sulla dictator for?
3 years from 82 BCE to 79 BCE
When did Sulla die
78 BCE letting Caesar return to Rome
When was Caesar’s daughter born
76 BCE
What was her name?
Julia
When was Caesar captured by Cilician pirates?
75 BCE when travelling to Rhodes
What did he tell the pirates?
he told them to raise the ransom as he was worth more and that when he got back he would have them all killed, which he did.
Who did Caesar become in debt to for which position?
Marcus Licinius Crassus for Pontifex maximus.
What year did this happen?
63BCE
What did he famously say to his mother before he left?
I will either come back as pontifex Maximus, or not at all because he wouldn’t be able to pay the debt.
What did the Pontifex Maximus do
They were the High priest of religious law
When did Cornelia die?
69BCE
Who and when did Caesar next marry?
Pompeia in 67 BCE
When was caesar elected as a Pontiff
73 BCE. He was one of 15 serving the Pontifex Maximus
When was he elected an Aedile?
65 BCE meaning he had to look over public buildings and festivals.
What happened in 62BCE
He was elected as praetor and proconsul (military leader) of Hispania Ulterior at the south west of Spain.
When did he divorce Pompeia
61BCE
When was the first triumvirate formed
60 BC between Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Lucinius Crassus.
When was Caesar elected consul?
59 BCE
What else happened in 59 BCE
Pompey marries Julia and Caesar marries Calpurnia.
What happened in 58 BCE?
He campaigned against the Helvetti and Suebi
what happened in 57 BCE
he campaigned against the Belgae
What happened in 56 BCE
the confrence of Lucca , campaign against Venetti and battle of Morbihan
When was his second incursion to Britain?
54 BCE
Why did he have to comeback
His daughter and mother dies in the same year. Daughter did in child birth.
Where was Crassus situated
Crassus was situated in East Anatolia, invading the Parthians. He died there in 53BCE
What else happened in 53 BCE
the Eburones and Nervii tribes rebelled in Gaul. They were put under Roman rule.
What happened in 52 BCE
the siege of Alesia by Vercingetorix
How long did this last
until 51 BCE, it ended the gallic wars.
Why did the triumvirate fall apart
Marcus Lucinius Crassus was dead and Julia had died breaking the connection between Caesar and Pompey.
What did the current consul give Pompey
A sword, representing his dominion over Rome’s great armies.
What letter was sent to Julius
That he was an exile and if he crossed into Rome a civil war would start
what significant event started the civil war
Caesar crossing the Rubicon with Legio XIII
Where did the biggest fight happen
the spanish campaign against the optimates
What year did this happen
49 BCE
Where was the battle of Pharlases
Farsala, Greece in 48 BCE
