Julius+Caesar

=__Julius Gaius Caesar__=

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__**CAESAR, Julius Gaius**__
Julius Gaius Caesar was an ancient Roman political leader. He later became an all-powerful [|dictator] but was betrayed by his own men.

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 * Early Life.**

Julius Caesar was born in the month of Quintilis on the 13th. He was born to Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. The month Quintilis was later changed to July in Caesar’s honor. Gaius Caesar died when Julius was just 16, his mother continued to support the family and Julius helped the family by working.


 * Political Years.**

Julius Caesar and two other men formed the first Triumvirate. They were Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus and Julius himself. Pompey sealed his first [|alliance] with Caesar by marrying Caesar’s first and only daughter at that time, Julia. To celebrate his success he released his own coin. It was a symbol of success.

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 * His Conquests.**

Arvernian Vercingetorix was chosen by the Gallic council to represent and lead the Gauls to victory against Rome but Caesar fought harder and had a stronger army. After his conquest in Gaul, Caesar was preserving his position as Caesar in Rome by using the Gallic loot to hire more political agents to improve the law. In 49 B.C, Julius Caesar chased his opponents out of Italy into the eastern side of the straits of Otranto, Julius Caesar later crushed Pompey’s army in Spain. He had already extended the Roman Empire up till the English Channel.


 * The Fall of Caesar.**

In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was murdered by a group of local politician with 45 stabs of the knife. Octavian, his adopted son, was first in line to rule but was too young. Mark Antony got the title and he fell in love with Cleopatra. Octavian knew and was furious. He was afraid that Mark Antony would hand the Roman Empire over to some Egyptian queen. Mark Antony killed himself and Cleopatra committed suicide soon after. Octavian was then given the name Augustus which meant 'deeply respected one'.

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