as the ‘First Triuvirate’‚ a triumvirate being a legal political alliance between three men. Paterculus describes the triumvirate as a “partnership of power”. Cicero regarded the triumvirate as’ uniformly odious to all sorts and classes and ages of men’... Cicero also regarded the political coalition as the main cause for the civil war in 49BC. The coalition lasted for approximately seven years- from about 60BC until 53BC. This secret‚ non-official alliance should not be called the first triumvirate
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The First Triumvirate between Gaius Julius Caesar‚ Gnaius Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) and Marcus Licinius Crassus contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic by undermining the Senate‚ which was unable to effectively deal with an expanding and diverse empire. This was affected by the triumvirate appealing directly to popular assemblies‚ because their alliance conflicted directly with the conservative Optimates‚ who refused to change with Rome’s expansion. Though ultimately because each triumvir‚ being
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The First Triumvirate The first triumvirate was and alliance between three prominent politicians‚ Crassus‚ Pompey and Julius Caesar. The Roman historian Livy described the First Triumvirate as ’a conspiracy against the state by its three leading citizens’. The agreement was unofficial and private. It was formed in the summer of 60-59 B.C. The first triumvirate however is a bit misleading in name. Not only was it never called that by the contemporary Romans‚ but it was a far more inclusive factio
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refused to ratify Pompey’s Eastern Settlement. The intransigence of the oligarchy ultimately stimulated the formation of the first triumvirate‚ a strategic alliance which intimidated senatorial powers. Correspondingly‚ this increased intimidation between the three triumvirs‚ leading to Crassus’s unsuccessful Parthian campaign in which his death marked the breakdown of the triumvirate. Political instability within Rome spurred the outbreak of the civil war providing Caesar with immense autocratic power
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While it is clear that Pompey the Great was a successful general‚ how he came to be so is a more complicated matter. To analyse Pompey’s career this essay will first examine his background‚ highlighting the advantages and difficulties that arose from being from a fairly new noble family. Additionally key events in Pompey’s career will be explored chronologically‚ focusing on his most important military successes as well as his political career. This will attempt to determine how much his success
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Ambition made men false. Rome changed.” The Roman Republic was critically weakened between 78 and 49 BC. The underlying flaws within the structure of the Senate and the republic itself‚ political corruption and violence and the formation of the first triumvirate‚ which should not have been permitted under the democratic state‚ all contributed to its decline. Manipulating these decaying social and political conditions were significant individuals‚ who‚ despite the efforts of the senate‚ rose to prominence
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the support of the plebeians. In 60 BCE‚ he was able to use the support of the plebeians to form the first triumvirate‚ which was basically three people ruling Rome. The triumvirate consisted of Crassus‚ Pompey and Caesar. Pompey had the patricians supporting him‚ Caesar has the plebeians on his side‚ and Crassus has the money to support them. Not too long after he formed the first triumvirate‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE and started to conquer Gaul. He also conquered some parts of Germany
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Describe Julius Caesar’s role in the First Triumvirate Julius Caesar early political career followed the typical career of a Roman politician in the first century BC. He initially became a lawyer and then held positions needed to climb the political ladder to the consulship: quaestor‚ aedile and then praetor. He became consul in 59 BC and in order to make sure he obtained the consulship he formed a secret agreement between himself and the other two most important men at that time‚ Pompey and Crassus
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Pompey was crucial and significant during the period of the rise and fall of Rome‚ steadily yet surely he increased ranks within the Roman politics order via Military and Political events. Despite coming form a Cinna family (enemy of Sulla) Pompey became a strong leader along side Sulla. Only to derail from Sulla’s beliefs and order that he so idolised‚ to grow and lead on his own. Pompey’s rise to political power (which was the strongest of powers in Rome) was highly based on his military techniques
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and games. Caesar himself progressed and grew with the roman political system. He became Quaestor‚ Qedile‚ and Praetor. He served as the governor of the roman district of Spain‚ and then made an alliance with Pompey‚ and Crassus forming the 1st Triumvirate. Pompey and Crassus aided Caesar in being elected consul for 59 BC. The subsequent year he was appointed governor of the Roman Gaul where he stayed for the next eight years‚ adding modern France and Belgium to the Roman Empire‚ and keeping it safe
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