Julius Ceasar

"[Caesar] proceeded by forced marches to the territory of the Nervii, and there learnt from prisoners what was happening in [Quintus] Cicero's camp, and how critical the position was. He then induced one of his Gallic horsemen... to convey a letter to Cicero, which he wrote in Greek characters, for fear it might be intercepted and his plans known to the enemy. If he was unable to get into the camp, the man was to tie the letter to the thong of a javelin and throw it in over the rampart. The letter informed Cicero that Caesar was on the way with some legions and would be there shortly, and told him to keep up a bold front." Julius Caesar, De Bello Gallico. One of the most important men in Roman history said that, Julius Caesar. This essay will address many aspects of Caesars life from birth, up to his death, and also how his death was avenged. This will be told through a few sources, which will be mentioned later on.

Julius Caesar was going to be a very influential and powerful leader someday but first he had to have his beginnings. Some sources say that Julius Caesar was born around the years 102 B.C. or 100 B.C. during the month of Quinctilis. Quinctilis is now known as July it was named from Julius to h

One of the next things that Caesar did was almost unimaginable. He began a war with Rome itself this happened in 49 B.C. The civil war he started was quite the bloody war and it lasted 3 years. This war spanned from Syria to Spain, which was almost all of the Roman Empire. Since it involved so many regions the empire was in deep conflict. When Caesar went back to Rome he was triumphant, but just like Sulla, a ruler before him, his power was based on his professional army. Julius Caesar's rule was short, but after he defeated the senate they never reassembled again.

Although Caesar was killed he left behind a couple of heirs. These heirs didn't impact Rome as much as Caesar but they still had a profound influence on Rome after the Senate was ended. Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) who was one of Julius Caesar's close associates. He also left Gaius Octavius, who was his grandnephew and only eighteen years old. Octavius received most of his uncle's wealth, which didn't please Mark Antony much. None-the-less these two along with another man named Lepidus formed the Second Trimvirate. Octavius, like his uncle, knew that to be a leader he had to have the support of a strong professional army. Since he knew this he made peace with the legions in Rome and formed the Second Triumvirate along with Mark Antony and a man who served as governor under Caesar who was named Lepidus.

Julius Caesar joined forces with a couple of men later in life to form a thing called the First Tr