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NSWAncient HistorySection III (Personalities): Julius Caesar
Quick questions on Caesar's First Triumvirate and consulship of 59 BC: HSC Ancient History
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What is three blocked men, one deal?Show answer
By 60 BC, three of Rome's most powerful men each had a demand the Senate had refused.
What is calpurnia?Show answer
In December 62 BC, Caesar had divorced his third wife, Pompeia, after the Bona Dea scandal (a religious festival for women only, which a man, Clodius, had allegedly infiltrated in disguise); Caesar had no evidence against Pompeia personally but divorced her anyway, reportedly saying "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion." In 59 BC he married his fourth wife, Calpurnia, daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. Piso was elected consul for 58 BC, giving Caesar a reliable ally in the senior magistracy for the year after his own.
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