Julius Caesar – timeline -­‐ all dates BCE – see Plutarch & Suetonius’ biographies (LMS) Caesar’s life Events in Ancient Rome 133 Tiberius Gracchus tribunus plebis 123 Gaius Gracchus tribunus plebis 101 Marius defeats Gauls 100 Gaius Julius Caesar born (July 13) 91 Social War begins 88 Sulla brings army into Rome 86 Marius’ seventh consulship and death 84 father dies; Caesar marries Cornelia, daughter of Cinna (consul 87-­‐84) 82 Sulla dictator (to 79); power of senate extended 81 refuses to divorce Cornelia 80 Caesar in Asia: wins corona civica at Mytilene 78 Caesar returns to Rome 78 Sulla dies 75 encounters pirates near Rhodes 71 Slave Wars end: Spartacus defeated by Crassus 70 Crassus and Pompey consuls 69 Quaestor; funerals of Cornelia and aunt Julia 67 Marries Pompeia 67 Pompey’s campaign against pirates 63 Cicero consul, conspiracy of Catiline 62 divorces Pompeia after Bona Dea scandal 59 Caesar’s first consulship; marries 59 Pompey marries Caesar’s daughter, Calpurnia Julia; ‘First Triumvirate’ formed 58 Caesar proconsul in Gaul 56 ‘Triumvirate’ renewed 55 proconsulship extended for 5 years; 54 Julia dies: triumvirate begins to crosses Rhine and English Channel collapse 53 Crassus dies at Battle of Carrhae 49 Caesar crosses the River Rubicon with 49-­‐45 Civil War his army and declares war on the Senate; elected dictator 48 second consulship; Caesar occupies 48 Pompey murdered in Egypt Alexandria (Egypt) 47 Ptolemy XV (Caesarion) born: 46 third consulship; elected dictator for 10 years 45 fourth consultship; dictator for life 45 final battle in Civil War at Munda 44 fifth consulship; murdered 15 March