THE RISE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Julius Cesar
In the early Roma, to achieve glory in a society, Everyman must Excel on the battlefield.
At this time, Julius Cesar was 19 years old
Before His ride to power, Cesar was a lowly ranked solider.
He was born into a wealthy family, but things takes a turn on him as his Father joins the wrong side of a Civil war in Rome. So their family is striped of power and wealth.
Pained and disgraced, Cesar thought the only was to regain his family’s dignity is through the military. He was right as he works his way through becoming a battle hardened warrior, as he shows himself in battles often like a master.
Cesar would throw himself into the battlefield regardless the fate of the battle.
He was married to Cornelia and they’ have a beautiful daughter -Julia.
Julius Cesar was a man of dignity even in his home, he shows his wife great amount of loyalty and devotion.
In any battle which the Romans fought and won, they brought back home slaves they used as Slaves and Gladiators, these slaves were also used for hard labor. They used Slaves to build their roads. This system of using slaves was the ideal thing for them until Spartacus,( a slave, a gladiator that lead the Time slave rebellion in 73 BC).
Spartacus didn’t only seek freedom, he wanted revenge . He pushed terror to the entire Rome, he wanted to punish the society that enslaved him.
Recruiting over 100,000 men (half the number were Gladiators. One gladiator can take on a bout 15 Roman army, because of their extreme training), Spartacus and his army destroyed almost every city in Italy.
Every troop the Senate had sent to attack Spartacus failed and were slaughtered.
As Spartacus approached Rome, they’re faced with 35,000 Roman soldiers among them was Julius Cesar.
Cesar was very useful in battle strategy. He’s very cautious, careful and calculative.To him the battle with the slave rebellion was not just about glory, it was also about protecting everything he holds dear.His intelligence in the battlefield helped the Roman army.
In the middle of the night, they pressed charge on Spartacus’s camp, taking them unawares.
slaughtering all the slave rebellion. It was confirmed that Spartacus was dead as his body was never found.
Cesar was believed to have done the impossible.
Cesar rode hand by hand with Crassus( a popular wealthy solider who commanded Cesar’s troops.)
Who after achieving a victory over the slavery was a potential Consul( the man with the biggest power in ancient Rome).
Cesar saw this as an opportunity to his rise to power.