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Julius Caesar Study Guide

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Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubicon

Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubicon

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Study Guide

Non-Fiction

Fiction

Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series provides a well researched historical fiction series on Julius Caesar:

Ancient Sources Questions to Consider

1.

  • What would have happened to Rome had Caesar remained in power?
  • Would the Republic have continued?
  • Was the change from Republic to Empire inevitable?

    2.

  • Were Caesar's assasins traitors?
  • Was Caesar a traitor when he crossed the Rubicon?
  • Under what circumstances is treason justified?

    3.

  • Why is Caesar the greatest leader ever?
  • What reasons are there for saying he was not?
  • What are Caesar's most important/lasting contributions?

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