Caesar Flashcards
What year was he quaestor
69
What year was he aedile
65
What year was he praetor
62
What year was he consul
59
What year was the first triumvirate created
60
Which three men were in the triumvirate
Pompey, Crassus, Caesar
What was the first triumvirate
Functioned as a powerful, political amicitia
Why was the alliance formed
In order to counter their bruised dignatas, from hostility by the Optimates in the senate
Why was Caesar indebted to Crassus
He had funded his election campaigns, as well as financing spectacles for Caesar in Rome
How had Caesar built amicitia with Pompey
Supported his bills of 67 and 66
In 59 he married his daughter Julia to Pompey
What did the Triumvirate Combine
Crassus’s wealth
Pompeys military prestige and support from Veterans
Caesars popularity with the urban masses
In 59 who did Caesar share his first consulship with
Bibulus, Catos son in law
What was Caesars primary concern to complete first as Consul
Land allocation for Pompeys veterans, rejected by optimates but then ratified by the assembly of the people.
What was Caesars Campinian Law
Divided the remaining public land of Italy into 20,000 pieces and distributed to veterans and fathers of large urban families.
How did Caesar help Crassus in his consulship
A tax rebate of one third for the equites responsible for tax gathering in Asia
