1. ….  Current events in the basket!  Get out Twelve Tables classwork from yesterday to work on.  Have homework on your desk for me to check.

2. Warm-up  What was the motivation behind the setup of the Roman Republic?  How did it influence our government today?

3. JULIUS CAESAR

4. End of the Republic  Huge difference between lives of rich and lives of poor  Rich patricians did no work, had slaves for that  Poor plebians were losing land, living in rundown apartments (tenements) in Rome  Why is gap between rich and poor such a big problem?

5. Slavery in Rome  Rome relied on slaves – up to 33% of people in Rome were slaves  Most of them people conquered in war  Property of owners – owners could do whatever they wanted with them  Killing them legal  Spartacus – led famous slave revolt

6. Julius Caesar  Military leader – very successful  Conquers territory, becomes a hero of Rome  Forms triumvirate – group of three rulers splitting power

7. Triumvirate Instead of three branches of government, Rome has three people dividing power – Why is this a problem? Julius Caesar Pompey Crassus

8. Rise of Caesar Crassus dies, rivalry between Caesar and Pompey Caesar has more support from people of Rome, Pompey from Senate Senate orders Caesar back to Rome, abandon army

9. Civil War Pompey vs. Caesar – Caesar wins Caesar chases Pompey into Egypt, is given Pompey’s head as a sign of Egypt’s loyalty to Caesar Meets Cleopatra while there Caesar returns to Rome, names himself dictator for life – Becomes ruler who helps out the poor, improves their lives – man of the people – Who is going to be upset about all of this?

10. The Senate  Once in power, Caesar takes power away from Senate  Says he is temporary dictator until republic is ready to work for Rome again  Says they weren’t doing their jobs, looking out for Romans  Allows more people into Senate – so many people nothing gets done  Senate angry at Caesar, believe they will never get power back  44 BCE – Caesar declares himself dictator for life  How is Senate going to react?

11. Death of Caesar  Senate doesn’t like all of this  Power taken away by a ruler who looks out for the poor  Assassinated March 15, 44 BCE – The Ides of March