Western Civ 5/26 - test confirmation and notes

I will be taking the Western Civ test on June 2 at 1:25 pm. 
Notes 32-42
- Bread and circuses to keep the plebs distracted and happy
- Soldiers loyalty goes to their leader not for their lands government 
- Julius Caesar: highly successful general, conquered territory of Gaul (100-44 BCE)
- he made common folks happy, made higher up friends such as Pompey (general who conquered Syria and Palestine) and Crassus (richest man in all of history)
- Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus made the first triumvirate (rule of 3 men)
- Crossing the rubicon: point of no return
- Caesar seizes power: 
serves as consul
governor of Gaul
- Pompey becomes jealous and their armies clash in Greece, Asia, Spain, and Egypt (Caesar wins)
- In 44 BC Caesar is named dictator for 6 months and then for life
Caesar's reforms:
Grants citizenship to people in provinces
Expands senate, adding his friends
Created jobs for the poor through public works projects
Increased pay for soldiers
Started colonies where non landowners could become landowners 
- Caesar was assassinated 
- Power became a threat to political viability
- Stabbed 23 times by senators, and his ally Brutus (not punished)
- End of the republic

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