Max Brazelton Int. Latin 1 Gallic Wars Paper When Caesar's year as consul expired in 58 BC, he assumed the proconsulship of Cisalpine Gaul and Gallia Narbonensis, or, as it was originally known, Provincia, after which the Provençal region in southern France is named. There, removed from Rome and the intrigues of his opponents in the Senate, Caesar commanded an area that extended from the Alps to the Pyrenees and north almost to Lake Geneva, as well as the provincial legions that would give him the wealth and fame that came of conquest, and the military support upon which his political survival depended. Narbonensis became increasingly Romanized under Caesar and, when he writes in the Bellum Gallicum that Gallia est omnis
WHY DID CAESAR EMBARK ON CIVILWAR? Caesar found it necessary to cross the Rubicon for many reasons, most of all due to the new regulations set by Pompey in Rome. During Caesar_s campaign in Gaul, Pompey was the most powerful man in the government, and he intended to keep it that way. Lucan states, ” Caesar could no longer endure a superior, nor Pompey an equal.‘ After Crassus died, the triumvirate between these three men broke down and Pompey and Caesar became rivals. In 52 BC, Pompey became sole-consul, and passed legislations which affected Caesar_s position in power.
The people in turn named me as King. 88 A.D. The humans amassed a huge army, and defeated us just outside this iron fortress gate of ours. Once again, Domitian rejected my offer of peace, but later on was forced to accept it. In terms of our signed treaty, I was to become a client of Rome, receiving a sum of gold and assistance routinely from the humans to equip Dacia’s militia to help protect Rome’s borders against invaders.
The first thing that he did after he became mature was to leave Rome and join the army. In the army he was first assigned the role of aiding the governor of Asia. “There he was involved in a military victory against Mithradates VI, king of Pontus. In this action he was awarded the corona civica, or Civic Crown, one of the highest Roman military decorations.” (Bishnoi). After this feat Caesar went back to Rome.
I know you might be shock at this news but I was honestly doing it for the better of Rome. To this very day I still think that we should have killed Mark Antony along with Caesar. As we both know, Antony was up to no good. He turned to romans against us, started a war against, and let’s not forget, he tried to kill us both. If you would have listen to me, none of this would have happen to us and would have been living in Rome, where to people loved and looked us and you would still have Portia.
I would force myself into the Southerner’s capital and force them to give up. Preferably, no violence would be necessary. He did a good job in trying to unite the people through peaceful means in his speech, but the South just did not want it. No sane person (or in this case, state) would want to be ruled according to another person’s will. The South had their reasons and the determination, so as Lincoln, I would’ve tried to crush their will and determination without violence at first, but if it is necessary, I wouldn’t mind resorting to violence.
Evaluate the significance of the Gallic Wars in the Career of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar’s involvement in the Gallic Wars was a vital factor in his successful career, it had a major impact on both his military and political status. Caesar’s involvement in the Gallic wars was a daring and ambitious move, as per his financial circumstances at the time. However, it was a necessary decision if he were “to make a career at all” [Plutarch]. The Gallic Wars was an opportunity Caesar utilized to obtain a proconsular command that would propel his rise to power and status. The military strength and wealth he gained through his conquests in Gaul would pave his way to a successful career.
Caesar could not return to Rome because he would be prosecuted for his previous actions as consul. Instead of returning to Rome, Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River (the border of his province), which was automatic civil war as a governor could not leave his province. Pompey’s legions were in Spain at the time. Therefore Rome was left virtually unprotected, this made Caesar’s invasion a lot easier. Pompey and the senate retreated to Brundisium and then travelled east.
Caesar ran and was successful at securing a spot in the consul. During his consulship in 59 BCE, the term was filled with terrorization and illegal plans.
Gaius Marius was significant with his life and career helping the evolution of Rome from a Republic to an Empire. Through him challenging the Senate, his role as a successful general, revealing Senatorial incompetence and his proposal of military reforms, Marius was well known for his improvements to the structure and organisation of the Roman legion. Marius was elected consul in 107BC during the war with the African ruler Jugurtha, King of Numidia. According to Southern “Marius was the first man in his family to reach the consulship so he was a Novus homo”. He was elected consul for a second time in absentia for 104BC as well.