Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar

• Why was Caesar murdered?

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Who was Julius Caesar?

• Roman army general
• Had led his army to conquer the whole of Gaul
• Had sent an expedition over to Britain
• Was a popular hero with his troops and with the
  ordinary people of Rome

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Caesar and Pompey

• One of Caesars biggest rivals was another
  general called Pompey
• The Senate disliked Caesar and supported Pompey
  they ordered Caesar to get rid of his army
• Caesar ignored them and defeated Pompey in battle
• Caesar then took over Rome as Dictator for Life

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Caesars murder the build up

• A few weeks before his murder Caesar is told by a
  soothsayer Beware the Ides of march!
• The night before his murder his wife Calpurnia
  has a nightmare and begs him not to go to the
  Senate

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• Calpurnia, Caesars wife, begged him not to go to
  the Senate. She had had a nightmare that he would
  be murdered.

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• A violent storm happened. This was to bring bad
  luck to Caesar.

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• Caesar ignored a soothsayer outside the Senate.
  He told him to beware the ides of March.

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• Inside the Senate, a group of senators stabbed
  him to death, one by one. Casca stabbed him
  first. There were 23 blows.

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The Murder

• 15th March 44BC Caesar gets ready to go to the
  senate
• More than 60 conspirators wait for Caesar in the
  Senate
• The conspirators, all senators, are led by Brutus
  and Cassius
• With daggers concealed under their togas they
  murder Caesar, stabbing him at least 23 times
• Caesar says to his friend Brutus You, too, my
  child.

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Why was Caesar murdered?

• Turn to pages 13 14 of your textbook
• Copy the bullet points
• Read sources 6 12 and write down any other
  reasons

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Year 7 Assessment

• Your Task write a newspaper front page article
  reporting on the murder of Julius Caesar
• Include what happened and why it happened

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Roman Times
16 March 44BC
JULIUS CAESAR DEAD GEEZER!
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Levels

• Level 3 - Beginning to give a few reasons for the
  murder of Caesar
• Level 4 - Give some reasons for the murder of
  Caesar
• Level 5 - Describe and make links between
  different reasons for the murder of Caesar
• Level 6 - Examine and explain reasons for the
  murder of Caesar