Movie: Julius Caesar
1.
Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?
2.
Who was Julius Caesar?
3.
Where had Caesar recently returned from? What great Roman general had been
killed there who had before the Civil War been a leader in the Roman government
with Caesar?
4.
What is a triumph?
5.
What group of people was Caesar the most popular with?
6.
Who were the leaders of the plot to assassinate Caesar?
7.
Why did they feel the need to eliminate Caesar?
8.
What did they think that Caesar was being treated as and looked upon as?
9.
What did the soothsayer say to Caesar?
10.
What did Caesar’s wife Calpurnia dream?
11.
About how many people were involved in the plot to kill Caesar?
12.
What position did these men hold in the government?
13.
Caesar was killed at the base of the statue of his enemy. Who was it?
14.
According to Shakespeare, what did Caesar say as he was dying and to whom?
15.
In his speech to the crowd how did Brutus justify the assassination of Caesar?
16.
How did the crowd respond to Brutus?
17.
What did Mark Anthony say to the crowd? What did he predict would happen?
18.
How much money did Caesar leave each Roman citizen?
19.
How did the crowd respond to Mark Anthony?
20.
What happened as a result of Caesar’s death?
21.
Who led the Civil War on each side?
22.
Which side was victorious?
23.
What happened later between Octavian and Mark Anthony?
Biography of JULIUS CAESAR
REQUIREMENTS for PAPER:
This paper should address the following topics:
1) Ancestral background: origin of the Julii
2) Birth: parents, place, etc.
3) Early life: marriage, children, military service, important positions
held, etc.
4) Mid-life: military campaigns, marriage, reputation, political
involvement and postions, etc.
5) Last years: marriage, military battles, politics, positions held, allies
and enemies, final battles, final day's events.
6) Your observations on why Julius Caesar of all the famous generals
and leaders of the Romans has come down to us as possibly the most
famous.
7)Conclusion: Your personal opinions or observations.
(Add any additional information that you think is interesting or
informative that I may have overlooked or forgotten to include. )
minimum: 3 type-written pages
a title
an introduction, body (of text), and conclusion
double spaced
text no larger than 12 points in type
complete sentences, correct spelling, and proper punctuation
due:
Julius Caesar RUBRIC
PRESENTATION:………………………………………………………….
5 points
TOPICS:
1) Ancestral background…………………… …………………………10
points
2)
Birth………………………………………………………………………10
points
3) Early
life…………………………………………………………………15 points
4) Midlife…………………………………………………………………..15 points
5) Last
years………………………………………………………………..15 points
6) Your observations……………………………………………………..10
points 7)
Conclusion………………………………………………………………10
points
SPELLING, GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, ETC……………….10
points
TOTAL……………………………………………………………………..1
00 points
NOTE: Late papers are docked 10% per day they are late.
Dear Parents,
Our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Latin classes will be commemorating the
“Ides of March” and the death of Julius Caesar on Friday, March 12. In
doing so, all Latin students are invited to wear something black, e.g. a black
T-shirt, black pants, black wig, etc. Eighth grade students will dress as
characters from Caesar’s life.
On that day we will be sharing lunch together. We will have a pizza
party with Caesar salad (of course!). Students may purchase a drink of their
choice in the cafeteria for the party that day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us at the
school (355-0272).
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ann Till and JoEllen Millard
CHRONOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR
100 B.C.E. July 13 Caesar is born to Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar
the Julii claim descent from Venus
87
He is appointed to the office of Flamen Dialis (a priest)
84
Caesar marries Cornelia, the daughter of Cinna
81
Caesar’s daughter, Julia, is born
80
Caesar wins the Corona Civica (civic crown) for bravery in
battle while in Asia
75
Caesar is captured by pirates on his way to Rhodes to study
rhetoric
69
Caesar becomes a Quaestor (financial officer) in Spain____
his wife dies
67
Caesar marries Pompeia
65
Caesar is elected Curile Aedile (in charge of public works)
63
Caesar becomes the Pontifex Maximus (the chief priest)
62
Caesar divorces Pompeia because of a scandal
Caesar becomes a Praetor (judicial magistrate)
61
Caesar becomes governor of Further Spain
60
Caesar becomes a Consul (co-president) and forms the First
Triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey
59
Caesar is elected Consul again___he marries Calpurnia
____his daughter, Julia, marries Pompey
58
Caesar goes to Gaul he defeats the Helvetii and Germans
55
Caesar sends an expedition across the Channel to Britain
54
Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wife, Julia, dies
53
Crassus is killed by the Parthians in Mesopotamia
52
Caesar defeats Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls
51
Caesar publishes “De Bello Gallico”, books on his wars in
Gaul
49
Caesar crosses the Rubicon and says: “the die is cast”
____civil war begins with Pompey
Pompey and his army flee to Greece___Caesar is elected
dictator
48
Caesar defeats Pompey’s army at Pharsalus, Greece
Pompey escapes to Egypt and is murdered by the Egyptians
47
Caesar installs Cleopatra as queen of Egypt
45
Caesar is declared dictator for life
44
Caesar is assassinated by Brutus and other senators (they
are jealous of his power) on the Ides of March (middle of
March) in the Theater of Pompey and dies at the foot of the
statue of Pompey