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Facts about Julius Caesar
1 – Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12, 100 BC.
2 – He was the son of a patrician family. As a young man he studied rhetoric and law at Rhodes, then went to Asia Minor as an envoy for his father’s friend. This is where he learned about different cultures and languages.
3 – After his father died, Caesar returned to Rome and became one of the leaders in the senate.
4 – In 60 BC, Caesar led troops into Gaul (modern-day France). There he conquered large parts of what we now know as Germany.
5 – When civil war broke out between Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, many people sided with Pompey because they were afraid that if Caesar won power would become too great.
But eventually Pompey fled from Italy and surrendered to Caesar on September 29th 48 BC. After this victory over Pompey, all opposition within Rome ceased.
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6 – He was the dictator of Rome for a period of time. Caesar had been appointed dictator for life by the senate – which meant that no laws passed by him or any other magistrate could be overruled without his consent.
7 – In 44 BC he led his army to invade England but failed to complete the mission.
8 – He died at the age of 55 from wounds sustained during an assassination plot against him.
9 – The Ides of March (March 15) is when he was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate, including Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
10 – He is known as a Roman general and politician who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire.
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11 – His assassination marked one of the most famous points in history. When he was assassinated, he had been planning his war against Parthia for over two years.
12 – Julius Caesar had three children – Augustus (adoptive), Julia Caesaris (with his wife Cornelia) and Caesarion (with Cleopatra).
13 – His accomplishments include conquering Gaul, putting down rebellions in Egypt, and invading Britain.
14 – The assassination of Julius Caesar happened in 44BC when a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus on the Ides of March stabbed Caesar over 23 times.
15 – The assassination led to a civil war between those loyal to Caesar’s memory (the Caesarians) and those opposed to him (the Liberators).
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16 – After being elected as consul in 59 BC, he created an alliance with Pompey and Crassus to form what’s known as the First Triumvirate.
17 – In 54 BC, Caesar invaded Gaul (modern day France) where he made alliances and fought against the Gallic tribes for six years.
18 – In 48 BC, he was granted proconsular power which allowed him to govern over Rome while still maintaining control of Gaul until 45 BC when he crossed into Italy and marched on Rome to seize power from Pompey who had been appointed dictator by the Senate.
19 – His full name is Gaius Julius Caesar.
20 – During the Gallic Wars, he conquered Gaul (modern day France) with eight legions under his command. In 55 BC, he ordered the construction of a canal through the town of Marseille to create an easy trade route between Rome and Spain.
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21 – His assassination is one of four events that historians use to mark the most ancient period in modern Western history – The Dark Ages (476-800 AD).
22 – His death marked the end of what historians call “The First Triumvirate” with Lepidus and Mark Antony being left out in favor for Octavian and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus respectively after his assassination.
23 – He became the first emperor of Rome, and his rule lasted from 49 BC until 44 BC. His death precipitated the Roman civil wars.
24 – The term “Caesarism” refers to an autocratic form of government that relies heavily on the personality cult surrounding a powerful leader such as Julius Caesar or Napoleon Bonaparte.
25 – The line “Et tu Brute?” which translates as “And you too Brutus?”, is often attributed to him when he saw Marcus Brutus among his assassins before dying from 23 stab wounds.
One famous quote from him is “I came, I saw, I conquered” which he said after his victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus
