Julius Caesar Dbq

Rome is also known as “the eternal city” because the Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world, the city of Rome would last for eternity. Rome is believed to be founded by two twin brothers: Romulus and Remus. Early Rome was once ruled by a King, but later was ruled by a government known as the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was eventually ended by three men: Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey, and Julius Caesar. Although these three men each wanted power for their own and had different views, they agreed to join forces to rise over the Roman Republic and prevent a civil war. These three men formed something called the First Triumvirate. Later when he was in a battle, Crassus was killed

Caesar was popular among the citizens because he had created a stable government and did a lot for the city of Rome. Roman senators were scared that Caesar was beginning to have too much power so they murdered him. Following his death, Caesar’s friends and family wanted revenge. His cousin, Marcus Antonius, friend, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and nephew, Gaius Octavius Thurinus, also known as Octavian, joined forces to form the Second Triumvirate. Similar to the men in the First Triumvirate, these three men were also aggressive and seeking more power. Immediately after they rose to power, Lepidus was granted Hispania and Africa to rule over, which made him satisfied and out of the affairs in Rome. Octavian and Antonius agreed that Octavian would rule the west and Antonius the east but because of Antonius’ connection with Queen Cleopatra, Octavian was disappointed with the unbalance. This feud eventually led up to another civil war when Antonius, along with Cleopatra’s army, went into war with Octavian and his army. Octavian came out victorious and Antonius and Cleopatra both decided to commit suicide. With Octavian in power, he send Lepidus into exile and changed his name to