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69 BC
 
    
Julius Caesar's wife, Cornelia Cinna, dies       
67 BC
 
     
Julius Caesar marries Pompeia, a granddaughter of Sulla and a distant relative of Pompey        
64 BC
 
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The Roman annexation of Syria brings the Silk Road all the way to the Mediterranean      
63 BC
 
    
Caesar is elected Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of the Roman state religion       
62 BC
 
     
An unproven rumour about Pompeia causes Caesar to divorce her on the grounds that 'Caesar's wife must be above suspicion'        
61 BC
 
    
Caesar's numerous creditors prevent him leaving Rome until the immensely wealthy Marcus Licinius Crassus stands bail for some of his debts       
61 BC
 
   
Caesar sets off to take up a post as governor of southern Spain, where a series of profitable raids improve his finances      
60 BC
 
   
Back in Rome, Caesar stands in the election to become one of the two consuls for the year 59, and wins      
59 BC
 
     
The alliance between Pompey and Caesar is sealed when Pompey marries Caesar's only daughter, Julia        
59 BC
 
    
Caesar and Pompey use violence and intimidation to force through the senate a bill giving public land to retired soldiers (with Pompey's men at the head of the queue)