o two parties. The Imperialists, led by General Scipio Africanus, wanted to continue expanding eastward. The Conservatives, led by Senator Cato the Elder, wanted to settle down and stop expanding. As time went on, the Imperialists increasingly prevailed. By the second century BC, the government became more and more imperialistic, to the point that theywould attack anything with the smallest excuse. In 192 BC, the Seleucid king Antiochus III took over a few freed Greek cities. Rome invaded, conquered everything, and drove Antiochus III to Asia Minor. The Roman army chased him, and conquered the territories he had in Asia Minor.Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC to a prestigious Roman family. His uncle was Gaius Marius, the consul andleader of the agrarian reform movement. In 82 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla attacked the city and made himself dictator. Because Sulla was an enemy of Marius, he ordered Caesar to divorce his wife, Cornelia. Caesar refused, and fled the city until Sulla resigned in 78 BC. Caesar started his reign in a triumvirate, with himself, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus. According to Nardo, this was just a dictatorship of three. They ruled the Republic with terror, using the army and their henchmen as muscle.(77-78) The only person who continually voiced his opposition to the triumvirate was the famous orator, Cicero. The triumvirate chased him into hiding. In 58 BC, Caesar et al.'s term ended, but they kept power. Caesar boosted hispopularity by conquering Gaul and Britain. In 53 BC, Crassus died in battle in Asia, leaving a triumvirate of two. While Caesar was away in Britain, the senators tried to pit him against Pompey by naming Caesar a public enemy and Pompey protector of the state. The senators were hoping that the two would get rid of each other. Caesar was ordered to disband his army, but he instead marched on Rome. He was just bringing his soldiers home, but it was taken as an invasion ...
