He returned to Rome, and in 73 B.C. was elected
pontifex. In 69 B.C. he was also elected quaestor. This was his
first real political position. Cornelia died that same year, so Caesar married
Pompeia. In 62 B.C. Caesar divorced Pompeia over a fertility scandal in
which she was involved. While one of the curule aediles in Rome,
Caesar spent large amounts of money on games and public buildings. In 63
B.C. he was then elected pontifex maximus and he was accused of conspiracy.
He became a praetor in 62 B.C. and he then went on to become the
governor of Farther Spain in 60 B.C. Caesar became known as a very controversial
political figure. Finally in 59 B.C. he was elected consul.
Caesar reconciled Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus and, to protect his interests in the state, established an informal alliance with them known as the First Triumvirate, sealing an agreement with Pompey that he could have Julia's, his only daughter's hand in marriage. That same year (59 B.C.) Caesar married Calpurnia, the daughter of consul Lucius Piso. Caesar obtained the provinces of Gallia, Cisapalpina, Gallia Transaplina, and Hyricum. From 58 B.C.-50 B.C. he conducted campaigns (Gallic Wars) which extended Roman power.