More Notes on Rome
- In Rome the rich and poor were separated by a huge water mass
- Proletarians- people who wCere citizens of Rome but had no property, they were second class citizens but they were still able to vote
- When men grew older and reached a certain age they were automatically in the army, they had no choice, they were completely fine with this
- Semi-Professional soldiers in the Roman Legion were in the army because they were citizens of Rome who needed a way to make money and better themselves by looting the towns they attacked
- The Gracchus Brothers were two guys who suggested that the rich should give the poor's land back. The rich responded by killing one of the brothers and throwing him in the Tiber river
- Julius Caesar was a patrician who sided with the poor citizens
- Caesar was a brilliant thinker and politician, he knew how to work with the people
- In 60 B.C. Caesar began collaborating with Pompey a war general and Crassus the richest man in Rome. They formed a small three man government
- Caesar took over Gaul and built an army and expanded his empire throughout Europe, He became very powerful and wealthy.
- After learning about his power in Gaul the Romans invited Caesar back to their empire
- Caesar took over as the supreme ruler of the Republic and used the senate as more of his advisors
- He was a very good leader and treated his citizens well but he was very power hungry
- In 44 B.C. he secured a vote from the senate making him dictator for life
- Unfortunately there was core of senators who were jealous of Caesars success so on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 B.C. they got rid of the ruler by attacking him with knives and stabbing him to death.
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