Test Information and the Rise/Fall of Julius Caesar

Today, not in class, we have verified that I (and the rest of honors 201) will be taking the ancient Rome test at 1:25pm- 2:15pm on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. We also talked about the rise and fall of Julius Caesar. To keep plebeians happy and occupied, they need bread and entertainment (circuses) to keep them from revolting. Tiberius Gracchus realized that courting the plebeians would be an advantage, but it didn't work out well for him. After him came Julius Caesar, a successful general, who conquered the territory of Gaul. He made commoners happy and formed alliances with Pompey and Crassus. The 3 of them formed the first Triumvirate. He then served as a consul for a year, appointed himself as governor of Gaul, and then becomes dictator for life. Pompey grows jealous and becomes Caesar's enemy. However, Caesar doesn't care. After that, he granted citizenship to people in provinces, expanded the Senate, created jobs to the poor, increased soldiers' salaries, and started colonies for people who didn't have land. Unfortunately, he was lured into the Senate and stabbed him 23 times so that everyone could stab him if they wanted to (and they did). Even Caesar's ally joined in on the murder. The senators, however, weren't punished. After Caesar came Octavian, which became the ending of the republic.