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With Caesar's murder Rome plunged into 13 years of civil war. Caesar remained for some a symbol of tyranny, and for others the founder of the Roman Empire.
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A conspiracy was formed amongst the senatorial aristocrats against Caesar. Eventually he was stabbed to death on the Ides of March by a group of men that included old friends and comrades-in-arms.
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Julius Caesar defeats Pompey and declares himself the first dictator of Rome.
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Caesar left behind something rather important... a son with Cleopatra. At the age of three he was named co-ruler of Egypt and he went on to do many other things.
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The worlds first triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey and Crassus was formed.
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The Roman Latifundia's were created to put Farmers back to work.
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Three wars, known as the Punic Wars, occured because Rome and the Carthage were in competition for trade.
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The government needed to pay the legions so they taxed people using Tax Farmers. They taxed unfairly and this angered many people.
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Law of Twelve Tables is published us published and along the way the Romans cololnize Italy!
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Two twin brothers named Romulus and Remus, were raised by a she wolf and grew up to be very quarrelsome. As adults, Romulus kills Remus and founds what comes to be known as Rome.
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During the second punic war Hannibal and his forces invased the Italian Peninsula on elephant back. Also later on the Carthage is destroyed and Rome gained, land, wealth and ecpanded trade.
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The Romans established a form of government that was copied by countries for centuries In fact, the government of the United States is based partly on Rome's model.
