- with the changes in Rome's society and politics, the character of its armies and their commanders also changed
- triumvirate: in ancient rome, an alliance of three politicians that enabled them to control the Republic's decision making
JULIUS CAESAR
- came from an old patrician family that had come down in the world
- he entered the city's politics as a young man determined to regain the fame and power of his ancestors
- came to the identity Rome's key problems at home and abroad
- with the help of his new friends he won an appointment as proconsul of a province that included the southern regions of Gaul
"But that which brought upon him the most apparent and mortal hatred was his desire of being king; which gave the common people the first occasion to quarrel with him, and proved the most specious pretence to those who had been his secret enemies all along."
ASSASSINATION AND ANOTHER CAESAR
- romans at home and abroad applauded Caesar's deeds but they remained a stubborn core of senators who were disturbed by his successes
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