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Caesar forms the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus because all three are blocked by the Senate and can trade political support for each other's goals.
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Caesar forms the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus because all three are blocked by the Senate and can trade political support for each other's goals.
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Pompey and Crassus were optimates and former supporters of Sulla, while Caesar was a populare, making their alliance secret and unexpected.
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"...Pompey's pissed off at the Senate as well. And then there's Crassus. And Crassus is the richest man in Rome. He's the wealthiest man..."
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"...settle the veterans of Pompey. He'll promote some tax reform that Crassus wants. And in return, Pompey and Crassus will give him Gaul as..."
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"Oh. Okay. So Pompey and Crassus and Caesar, how did they form their alliance? Right? Okay. So the first thing to understand is Pompey..."
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"Okay? Pompey and Crassus were his enemies. They were politically at odds with him. But Caesar was able to put aside political differences and..."
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Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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