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- Punic Wars 264-146 BCE
- First Triumvirate 60 BCE
- Caesar in Gaul 57 BCE
- The Romans fought three wars against Carthage known as the Punic Wars. They fought for control of strategic islands throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Rome eventually destroyed Carthage and took control of its land.
- Breakup of First Triumvirate 53 BCE
- In 60 BCE, he formed a political alliance with Pompey the Great and Crassus, two other political leaders. This alliance is known as the first Triumvirate.
- Crossing the Rubicon 49 BCE
- After his one year term as consul,Caesar was appointed governor of Gaul which is in modern France.
- Assassination of Caesar: March 15, 44 BCE
- Pompey, who was also very ambitious,saw Caesar's increasing power as a threat to his own quest for power and began working to undermine him. The Triumvirate broke apart and Pompey and Caesar became enemies.
- In 49 BCE he led his army across the Rubicon River into Italy to fight Pompey and his army.
- A group of Senators believed that they could restore the republic if they assassinated or killed Caesar. As Caesar entered the senate-house ,the Senators took out knives hidden under their togas and stabbed Caesar 35 times until he fell dead on the senate-house floor.
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