This also was the core of his war justification: that Pompey and his allies were planning, by force if necessary (indicated in the expulsion of the tribunes [149]), to suppress the liberty of the Roman people to elect Caesar and honour his accomplishments. Shortly before 15 February 44 BC, he assumed the dictatorship for life, putting an end to any hopes that his powers would be merely temporary. His troops attacked prematurely on 6 April 46 BC, starting a battle; they then won it and massacred the republican forces without quarter. Caesar also supported the lex Gabinia in 67 BC granting Pompey an extraordinary command against piracy in the Mediterranean and also supported the lex Manilia in 66 BC to reassign the Third Mithridatic War from its then-commander Lucullus to Pompey. Caesar then moved to extend his agrarian bill to Campania some time in May; this may be when Bibulus withdrew to his house.

Meant to document Caesar's campaigns in his own words and maintain support in Rome for his military operations and career, he produced some ten volumes covering operations in Gaul from 58 to 52 BC. If bribes or other monies were needed, they may have been underwritten by Pompey, whom Caesar at this time supported and who opposed Catulus' candidacy. Off course you have to consider the kind of damage his parents divorce had on him and his father's hidden sexuality later revealed. As a model of clear and direct Latin style, The Gallic Wars traditionally has been studied by first- or second-year Latin students.

Dutton strives to maintain a diverse collection, particularly focusing on women, people of colour, two-spirited people, and people with disabilities, whose histories are often underrepresented by Vancouver's white- and male-dominated media. The building programmes, started prior to his expedition to Spain, continued, with the construction of the Forum of Caesar and the Temple of Venus Genetrix therein.

Antony, the consul who escaped the assassination, urged an illogical compromise position in the Senate: [239] Caesar was not declared a tyrant and the conspirators were not punished.The earlier sources assert that he advocated life imprisonment without trial; the later sources assert he instead wanted the conspirators imprisoned pending trial. The Roman emperor Augustus began a cult of personality of Caesar, which described Augustus as Caesar's political heir. So it’s important to give kids that vocabulary to empower them to say, ‘Hey, you’re wrong; this is my gender. Marrying a woman that he loved, trying to get his life together but actually being somewhat attracted to guys?