Rome was growing world power after the P__n__c Wars, but the Romans needed a strong l__a__er. The S__na__e elected a popular g__n__r__l named G__i__s Julius C__e__ar to the *c__n__u__s__ip in ____bce. Caesar formed the First T__i__m__i__a__e with P__m__ey and C__a__s__s, and the three *p__p__l__r generals i__n__r__d Caesar’s co-c__n__ul and the Roman S__n__te. Caesar feared the S__n__t__rs would *a__r__st him at the end of his term, so he arranged to be appointed g__v__r__or of G____l. Gaul was a province n__r__h__e__t of the I__a__i__n peninsula. Caesar used his personal f__r__u__e to raise an a______ in G______. Caesar’s army e__s__a__ed or k__l__ed million as they c__n__u__r__d lands that a__d__d to the growing Roman E__p__re.
In 49bce, the S__n__te ordered Caesar to d__s__a__d his a______ and return to Rome. Caesar i__n__r__d his orders and marched his army across the R__b__c__n River back to R______. The Senate raised an army led by P__m__ey, but as Caesar’s army a__p__o__c__ed Rome, Pompey announced that “Rome cannot be d__f__n__ed.” Caesar and his army *c__a__ed Pompey across the M__d__t__r__a__e__n Sea until Pompey reached E__y__t. Caesar arrived shortly after to find that the ten-year-old king of Egypt d__c__p__t__t__d Pompey in order to curry favor with Caesar. Caesar returned to Rome to become d__c__a__or. His many r__f__r__s made Caesar popular with the people, but he continued to i__n__re the Roman Senate. On March 15, 44bce, a m__b on angry S__n__t__rs killed Julius Caesar.