HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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It empowered the Senate and the patrician class.
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It weakened the power of the Emperor.
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It empowered the Roman generals.
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It weakened the Senate and the patrician class.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Triumvirate accomplished many things; in particular, they used their joint power to manipulate the Senate to ratify Pompey’s eastern victories and get Caesar elected as Consul. This allowed Pompey to act as dictator in the east and allowed Caesar to acquire wealth and build his army in Gaul.
Detailed explanation-2: -triumvirate, Latin tresviri or triumviri, in ancient Rome, a board of three officials. There were several types: Tresviri capitales, or tresviri nocturni, first instituted about 289 bc, assisted higher magistrates in their judicial functions, especially those relating to crime and the civil status of citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Detailed explanation-4: -Julius Caesar: A Biography Read about his early life and military victories, his wars against Gaul (present-day France), and his civil wars within Italy. He took control of the Roman Empire under the First Triumvirate in 59 B.C.E., eventually assuming sole dictatorship in 46 B.C.E.