Notes-B4

1. **Who was Gaius Cassius?** Cassius was Julius Caesar’s assistant. He was also a talented general. Little is known about Cassius. Nobody knows when he was born. 2. **What were his accomplishments?** Cassius defeated two major armies. Then he became a leader of an army. He saved one major army from being defeated. 4. **Describe his political career**. 5. **What part did he play in Caesar's death death?** Cassius dislikes the fact that Caesar has become godlike in the eyes of the Romans. He wants Brutus to believe that Caesar has become too powerful and must die. Finally converting Brutus to his cause by sending him forged letters claiming that the Roman people support the death of Caesar. 6. **What part did Gaius Cassius play in what happens to Rome after Caesar's death?** After Caesar’s death Cassius want to become emperor of the Roman Empire. After Caesar's death, **Cassius** joined Brutus to lead the republican armies. He was unaware that the right flank under Brutus had achieved success. Finally he committed suicide.
 * 3.** **What was his relationship with Caesar?** He was just Caesar’s assistant.

1. **Who was Gaius Julius Caesar?** He was the emperor of the Roman Empire. He was born in 100 B.C. He was also a great leader. Everyone obeyed his commands and respected his decisions. 2. **What were his accomplishments?** One of his major accomplishments was becoming the emperor of the Roman Empire. He also won some great battles. 3. **Describe his political career**. His political career was defending the Roman Empire from destruction. Also, to be a good leader and a noble emperor. 5. **What happened in/to Rome after his death?** After his death Cassius tried to become a powerful leader. He was then defeated by Brutus’s army. Then he committed suicide. Caesar’s death led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
 * 4.** **How did he die?** He was murdered by Brutus, Mark Anthony, and Cassius. Cassius made Brutus believe that Caesar was a bad emperor and deserved to die.


 * Who was Marc Antony ?** Antony was a daring general in the army of Julius Caesar’s who rose to become one of Caesar's closest colleagues.
 * What were his accomplishments?** Antony joined forces with Caesar's adopted heir Octavian to purge Rome of their common enemies. They formed the so-called Second Triumvirate with general Marcus Lepidus and divided the empire, with Antony being given control of Egypt. There he met and became the lover of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
 * What was his relationship with Caesar?** He became one of Caesar’s closest collegues.
 * What did he do upon Caesar's death?** After Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C., Antony jumped into the struggle for control of Rome. At the funeral of Caesar he spoke out strongly against the assassins.


 * Who was Marcus Brutus?** Marcus Junius Brutus was born in or about 85 BCE, as the eldest son of a Roman politician with the same name, a man who never made it to the top. Father Brutus was killed in 78 by **Cnaeus Pompey**, a young general who was to become famous.
 * What were his accomplishments?** He became a politician of the Roman Empire. Brutus managed to help the town of Salamis, which desperately needed help; the loan had an interest of no less than 48%. As a rich man, he returned to Rome, where he married a woman named Claudia. In 53, he was chosen quaestor, the financial magistracy which a Roman politician had to occupy when he started his career. **Describe his political career**. He was a politician of the Roman Empire.
 * What part did he play in Caesar's death?** He was one of the murderers that killed Caesar. He was convinced to kill Caesar by Cassius. Cassius made him believe that Caesar was a bad emperor and that he was too powerful.
 * What does Brutus do immediately following the death of Caesar?** In the autumn of 42, Marc Antony and Octavian crossed the Adriatic sea and proceeded against Brutus and Cassius. In two large battles near Philippi, on the northern shore of the Aegean Sea in Macedonia, Brutus and Cassius were defeated. Brutus committed suicide. The republic was never restored.