History 2173 Lecture Notes - Rimini, Entrenching Tool, Pickaxe
31 Jan 2013
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Was a patrician whose family ancestry reputedly included lulus ascanius son of the founder of rome and son of. Venus and caesar thus claimed descent from a god and a founder of rome and he was influential because of his background and he started moving up the jobs to the top of the political arena. His dignitas (status or prestige) was important to him and this moved him to campaigning in gaul and britain and he fought a civil war against pompey and his senatorial enemies to both survive politically and maintain his power. Questions linger as to whether he really desired to be identified as a hellenic king and he frequently consulted the senate before introducing his legislation so it seems that he did not intend to retain power indefinitely. Caesar"s rule and on march 15th 44 bc caesar was assassinated. Caesar was well in place and he was very successful and he defeated them.
