For this reason, his descriptions are considered credible. He served briefly as secretary to Emperor Hadrian (some say he lost his position because he became too close to the emperor's wife.) His position gave him access to privileged imperial documents, correspondence and diaries upon which he based his accounts. Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer. This tiny stream would reveal Caesar's intentions and mark the point of no return. An ancient Roman law forbade any general from crossing the Rubicon River and entering Italy proper with a standing army. Either he acquiesced to the Senate's command or he moved southward to confront Pompey and plunge the Roman Republic into a bloody civil war. It was January 49 BC, Caesar was staying in the northern Italian city of Ravenna and he had a decision to make. Pompey was entrusted with enforcing this edict - the foundation for civil war was laid. Accordingly, the Senate called upon Caesar to resign his command and disband his army or risk being declared an "Enemy of the State". Caesar's popularity with the people soared, presenting a threat to the power of the Senate and to Pompey, who held power in Rome. After his year of service he was named governor of Gaul where he amassed a personal fortune and exhibited his outstanding military skill in subduing the native Celtic and Germanic tribes. From it sprang the Roman Empire and the genesis of modern European culture.īorn with unbridled political ambition and unsurpassed oratory skills, Julius Caesar manipulated his way to the The crossing of a small stream in northern Italy became one of ancient history's most pivotal events.
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