Julius Caesar
... 78 B.C. He then left for Rhodes to study Rhetoric. Caesar planned on returning to Rome in 73 B.C., but was intercepted by pirates and held hostage. He escaped from the pirates by using his genius military tactics to form a naval force, and overcame his captors and crucified them. In 68 B.C. Caesar was elected questor, but shortly after his wife’s death he married Pompeia. During this time Caesar was at his peak becoming curule aedile in 65, pontifex maximus in 63 and praetor in 62 B.C. After all this Caesar divorced Pompeia Caesar was made govenor of Spain in 61 B.C. and a year later returned to Rome to form the first Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. Julia, Caesar’s only daughter, married Pompey. Caesar was then made consul in 59 and also married his third wife, Calpurnia. Caesar was then appointed govenor of Gaul. After all of Caesar’s accomplishments the senate in Rome was getting jealous of Caesars powe...