WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for 10 years before ____
A
Caesar disbanded his legions in Gaul.
B
Caesar and Pompey clashed and went to war.
C
Crassus demanded that Caesar not cross the Rubicon.
D
the senate appointed Pompey dictator.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The First Triumvirate a secret political alliance between three politicians during the late Roman Republic. It was created in 60 BC by Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (known as Pompey ‘the Great’), and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Detailed explanation-2: -In response, Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed an alliance and agreed to help each other. This alliance was the First Triumvirate. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -by forging an alliance with another general, Pompey, and a wealthy patrician, Crassus. Together, these three men assumed control of the Roman Republic, and Caesar was thrust into the position of consul. Historians have since dubbed the period of rule by these three men the First Triumvirate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The so-called First Triumvirate of Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Marcus Licinius Crassus, which began in 60 bc, was not a formally created commission but an extralegal compact among three strong political leaders.

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