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Gaius & Tiberius Gracchus
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Brothers who believed the cause of Rome's problems was the decline of the small farmer; both were assassinated because of their actions
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Marius
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Roman general who began to recruit soldiers for the army in a new way; used a promise of land to entice new soldiers
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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Adversary of Marius; was the puppet of the Roman Senate using the Roman army to gain control back from generals of the army to the hands of the Senate
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triumvirate
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A government by three poeple with equal power
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Crassus, Pompey, & Julius Caesar
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The three men who made up the 1st Triumvirate of Rome
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Crassus
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Richest man in Rome
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Pompey
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Successful Roman general and military hero in Spain
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Julius Caesar
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Successful Roman general in Spain and Gaul
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Gaul
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Modern-day France
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Rubicon
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The river that formed the boundary between Gaul and Roman territory; crossing this boundary with an army was illegal and considered an act of war
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Dictator
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An absolute ruler
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Octavian, Antony, & Lepidus
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The three men who made up the 2nd Triumvirate of Rome
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Octavian
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Caesar's heir and grand-nephew
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Antony
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Caesar's ally and assistant
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Lepidus
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Commander of Caesar's cavalry
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