dec 26, 49 BC - Caesar post Gallic

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§ Senate tells Caesar
§ Leave your Pro Consul position
§ Disband army
§ Come home
§ Caesar returns, but WITH his armies
§ It is illegal to remove legions from their regions
Illegal to bring them into Rome
§ Returns to Rome
§ Forces dictatorship
§ 46 BCE – 10 year term as Dictator
§ 44 BCE – Dictator for Life! (co-consul with Mark Antony)
§ Really an Emperor
§ Absolute power over Rome
§ “The Three Last Straws”: 45 – 44 BCE
§ Disrespect for the senate
Populist reforms

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