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Caesar
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- 1How did Caesar come to be the leader of Rome? Keyword- triumvirateHe became part of a triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey and then split Rome into three parts. Crassus and Pompey were killed, resulting in Caesar taking over Rome.
- 2How did Brutus come to be in the Roman Senate when he was on the opposing side during the civil war? Keyword- pardonCaesar had pardoned Brutus to help him because he was a man of integrity; they became good friends.
- 3Who were the conspirators against Caesar?Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus Cimber, Trebonius, and Ligarius.
- 4Why did the conspirators feel it necessary to kill Caesar?Caesar wanted all the power and was abusing it.
- 5How did they accomplish the assassination?Each conspirator stabbed him.
- 6What were the events that foreshadowed Caesar's death?The soothsayer, the unnatural storm, the shooting starts, the sacrifice with no heart, and Calpurnia's dream about a blood fountain that represented his death.
- 7Why did Brutus agree to join the conspiracy against Caesar?Brutus said it was for the good of Rome.
- 8What was in Caesar's will?To give everyone 75 drachmas which equals 277 dollars and donated his orchards and arbors (gardens) to the people
- 9When did Caesar die?March 15, 44 BC
- 10What happened to the money in Caesar's will?Mark Antony and Octavius used it for the civil war.
- 11Who were the leaders of the two sides in the Battle of Phillipi?Mark Antony and Octavius vs. Brutus and Cassius
- 12Who won the last battle of Phillipi?Mark Antony and Octavius
- 13What did Mark Antony say Brutus' stab was worse than the other conspirators' stabs in Caesar's death?Caesar had pardoned him for war crimes and then became good friends, and it hurt Caesar emotionally.
- 14How did Brutus die?He killed himself to escape the public disgrace of defeat.
- 15Name Caesar's great accomplishments as a leader in Rome.Reformed taxes, codified laws, created the first lending library, added territory, added representation in the senate, fixed infrastructure, and reformed the calendar
- 16Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?William Shakespeare
- 17Transcendent ideasAbsolute Power corrupts absolutely, actions speak louder than words, the sting of a friend is worse than the blows of an enemy, and pride goes before a fall
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- 6th grade English Flashcards on Caesar, created by Katherine Brinkley on 30/01/2023.
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