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The Roman general Gaius Marius defeats the Teutones, a German tribe which has made deep inroads into southern Gaul
Julius Caesar is born into a patrician Roman family
The Roman general Sulla takes the unprecedented step of marching upon Rome with a Roman army, to restore his own faction to power
Sulla, campaigning to the east, besieges Athens and then allows his army to loot the city
Gaius Marius, uncle of Julius Caesar, marches on Rome and massacres many of the supporters of Sulla
Julius Caesar's father dies, and in his teens he becomes head of the family
Julius Caesar marries Cornelia Cinna, whose family, like Caesar's own, are in the faction opposed to Sulla
Sulla launches a massacre of his opponents and Julius Caesar is lucky to escape with his life, but his inheritance is confiscated
To escape from Italy Caesar joins the army, and serves in Asia with distinction (winning the Civic Crown for courage in action)
Cicero, whose speeches become models of oratory, makes his first appearance in a Roman court
Sulla dies and Caesar returns to Rome, taking up a legal career as an advocate
To improve his skills as an orator, Julius Caesar travels to Rhodes to study with Cicero's teacher, Apollonius Molon
Julius Caesar's wife, Cornelia Cinna, dies
Julius Caesar marries Pompeia, a granddaughter of Sulla and a distant relative of Pompey
Pompey takes Antioch and brings Syria under control as a Roman province
The Roman annexation of Syria brings the Silk Road all the way to the Mediterranean
The Seleucid dynasty ends when Syria, the last remnant ruled by his family, falls to the Romans
Phoenicia is incorporated into the Roman province of Syria, with Tyre and Sidon retaining a measure of self-government
Pompey captures Jerusalem, bringing Judaea under Roman control
Caesar is elected Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of the Roman state religion
An unproven rumour about Pompeia causes Caesar to divorce her on the grounds that 'Caesar's wife must be above suspicion'
Caesar's numerous creditors prevent him leaving Rome until the immensely wealthy Marcus Licinius Crassus stands bail for some of his debts
Caesar sets off to take up a post as governor of southern Spain, where a series of profitable raids improve his finances
Back in Rome, Caesar stands in the election to become one of the two consuls for the year 59, and wins
The alliance between Pompey and Caesar is sealed when Pompey marries Caesar's only daughter, Julia
