Rise And Fall Of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was one of ancient Rome's most famous individuals of all time. He played a critical role in events that led to the rise and fall of the Great Roman Empire. Caesar was tall, fair-haired, well built and had good health. He was also a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose.

Gaius Julius Caesar was his full name. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on 12 July 100 BC in Rome. He was the son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. His father was the governor of Gaul 58-49 B.C and chosen to be dictator for 10 years in 47 B.C. Caesar was a member of an old aristocrat family and he was expected to have an important office on the lower end of the long ladder of the Roman political career after his education was complete.

At a young age Caesar realized that money was the key to Roman politics. When Caesar was fifteen years old, his father Lucius died. After that Caesar realized that he didn't have to be involved in a modest political career like his father did. Instead Caesar now set out to improve himself. His first step in doing so was marrying into a more distinguished family. Furthermore he began building a network of connections, some of the politicians were currently out of the supporters of Marius. These were dangerous contacts to have because Sulla, dictator of Rome, was seeking to kill any Marian sympathizers. When Caesar was 19 he was arrested. His friends persuaded Sulla to release him but Caesar would have to leave Rome.

Caesar left Rome to join the army. As a member of a patrician family, he didn't enter the forces as a common soldier. His first post was as a military assistant. After, Caesar was posted to Cilicia, where he was a courageous soldier for saving one of his comrades lives. After Cae...

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...of Pharsalus in Thessaly. Pompey's army was much bigger, but even Pompey knew that his troops were no match for Caesars veterans. Caesar won the battle, destroying the force of Pompey, who fled to Egypt. Caesar followed Pompey, but Pompey was eventually assassinated on his way to Egypt by the Egyptian government.

Back home in Rome Caesar was confirmed to be dictator in his absence. Caesar planed to invade Parthia but 5 months after he returned to Rome, 3 days before he starts his campaign, Caesar was murdered by senatorial conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Caesar was lured into one of the back room of Pompey's Theatre in Rome. The conspirators attacked Caesar and stabbed him 23 times. Julius Caesar, leader of the great Roman Empire and the greatest general of all time, was pronounced dead on march 15, 44 BC. He was 56 years old.