Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar also known as Julius Caesar was born on the 12 or 13th of july 100 bc into the prestigous Julian clan. His parents names were Gaius and Aureila. His family had noble patrician roots but they were neither rich or influential in this period.
Later on in life Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman Republic. In 60 BC he added modern France and Belgium to the Roman Empire, making Rome safe from the possible Gallic invasions.
Caesar then returned to Italy, disregarding the authority of the senate and famously crossing the Rubicon river without disbanding his army. In the ensuing civil war Caesar defeated the republican forces. Pompey, their leader, fled to Egypt where he was assassinated. Caesar followed him and became romantically involved with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
Caesar was now master of rome and made himself consul and dictator. He used his power to carry out much-needed reform, relieving debt, enlarging the senate, building the Forum Iulium and revising the calendar. His success and ambition allienated strongly republican senators. A group of these assassinated caesar on the 15th of march 44 BC. This sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic and brought about the elevation of Caesar's great nephew and designated heir, Octavian, as Augustus, the first emperor.
Gaius Julius Caesar also known as Julius Caesar was born on the 12 or 13th of july 100 bc into the prestigous Julian clan. His parents names were Gaius and Aureila. His family had noble patrician roots but they were neither rich or influential in this period.
Later on in life Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman Republic. In 60 BC he added modern France and Belgium to the Roman Empire, making Rome safe from the possible Gallic invasions.
Caesar then returned to Italy, disregarding the authority of the senate and famously crossing the Rubicon river without disbanding his army. In the ensuing civil war Caesar defeated the republican forces. Pompey, their leader, fled to Egypt where he was assassinated. Caesar followed him and became romantically involved with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
Caesar was now master of rome and made himself consul and dictator. He used his power to carry out much-needed reform, relieving debt, enlarging the senate, building the Forum Iulium and revising the calendar. His success and ambition allienated strongly republican senators. A group of these assassinated caesar on the 15th of march 44 BC. This sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic and brought about the elevation of Caesar's great nephew and designated heir, Octavian, as Augustus, the first emperor.