Julius Caesar’s Affect on Rome
Julius Caesar was many things. He was elected High Priest of Jupiter, became a soldier, was staff of a military legate in Bithynia, was elected in a military tribune after his wife, Cornelia, died, and was a victim of kidnapping. Caesar did so many things that aided in the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar’s affect had a “notable impact on the city of Rome”(Fife 1). Caesar‘s impact on Rome as a dictator was making him set out on quests to take over cities, start wars of allies and wars in general, and lead to historic and tragic deaths. The first action he wanted to take was to conquer Gaul.
His conquest for Gaul and the First Triumvirate
Caesar conquered Gaul (Present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, almost all of Switzerland, Northern Italy, and most parts of Germany and the Netherlands) because he saw the wealth that would have been gained if he did. He set out to Gaul in 58 BCE with his legions and defeated the tribes there. After he defeated the tribes, he made sure to secure the provinces’ borders just like he did in Spain. Caesar fully took over Gaul when he defeated the Gallic leader, Vercingetorix. After the takeover of Gaul, the most powerful people in Rome had broken apart.
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The people there automatically thought that the action that was taken was a sign that they were declaring war, especially since the Rubicon River is the province border between Gaul and Rome. Pompey did not meet Caesar’s legions in battle, instead he went to Spain then Greece where the Battle of Pharsalus happened. He was defeated by Caesar's smaller force; yet, he managed to escape from the battle to flee to Egypt. The news of Caesar’s victory spread very fast to Egypt. The Egyptians believed that the gods favored Caesar more than they did Pompey, they then had Pompey killed once he stepped foot on