1. Julius Caesar - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Caesar s father, also called Gaius Julius Caesar, reached the rank of praetor, the second highest of the Republic s elected magistracies, and governed the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

Julius Caesar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation) Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator of the Roman Republic Reign October, 49 BC March 15 44 BC Gaius Julius Caesar Born 12 July 100 BC 102 BC Rome ... Roman Republic Died 15 March 44 BC (aged 56) Rome Roman Republic Predecessor Lucius Cornelius Sulla (as Dictator of the Roman Republic) Successor Augustus (as Roman Emperor Consort Cornelia Cinna minor 84 BC 68 BC Pompeia ... 44 BC Issue Julia Caesaris Julio-Claudian Father Gaius Julius Caesar Mother Aurelia Cotta Gaius Julius Caesar pronounced [ˈgaːius ˈjuːlius ˈkaɪsar] in Classical Latin ; conventionally pronounced /ˈgaɪəs ˈdʒuːliəs ˈsiːzɚ/ in English July 13 100 BC March 15 ... 44 BC ), was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an unofficial triumvirate with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus which dominated Roman politics for several years, opposed in the

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Julius Caesar Researcher: Rachel Sahlman Artist: Dick Strandberg Veni, vidi, vici. 'I came, I saw, I conquered.' These are the words of the man who changed the course of Greco-Roman history. Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12 or 13, in the year 100 B.C.. His father Gaius Caesar, died when Caesar was 16 years old, and it was his mother Aurelia, who proved to be quite influential in his life. Caesar's family was part of Rome's original aristocracy, called patricians, although they were not rich or particularly influential. At the time of Caesar's birth, the number of patricians was small, and their status no longer provided political advantage. To obtain distinction for himself and his family, a Roman nobleman sought election to public office. In 86 B.C., Caesar was appointed flamen dialis with the help of his uncle by marriage, Gaius Marius. The position was one of an archaic priesthood and held no power. Nevertheless, it identified Caesar with extremist politics. Ceasar committed himself further to the radical side when he married Cornelia, daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna in 84 B.C.

3. ::Julius Caesar:: Julius Caesar, one of Ancient Rome s most famous individuals, was born in 100 BC or near to that year. Julius Caesar joined the Roman Army in 81 BC and http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/julius_ceasar.htm

Julius Caesar Online College and University Degree Guide History Learning Site A History of Ancient Rome > Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, one of Ancient Rome's most famous individuals, was born in 100 BC - or near to that year. Julius Caesar joined the Roman Army in 81 BC and was the first Roman army commander to invade England which he did in 55 BC and again in 54 BC. Caesar was born into a wealthy family and he was a well educated child who was good at sport. After serving in the Roman Army, Caesar developed an interest in politics. He became a driven man who wanted to get to the highest positions in Roman politics . In 65 BC, Caesar was appointed an 'adele' and put in charge of public entertainment in Rome. This was a very important position as the citizens of Rome expected quality entertainment. It was believed by those who ran Rome that the people could be kept happy and content if they had access to varied and enjoyable entertainment. Caesar took to the post with zeal. He borrowed large sums of money to ensure that the entertainment he provided was the best money could buy. He put on games and festivals for the people. As a result, he became very popular with the poor of Rome - a considerable part of the city's population. He also courted the friendship of Rome's richest man, Crassus. In 59 BC, Caesar was appointed a consul and in 58 BC he went to Gaul (France) where he served as governor. He was successful in this position and conquered even more land for the

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Julius Caesar From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search Veni, vidi, vici. Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: G AIVS I VLIVS C †SAR ) (13 July 100 BC - 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious , military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire . His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders. For the famous play by William Shakespeare , see Julius Caesar Contents Sourced Unsourced Misattributed External links ... edit Sourced Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. Written in a report to Rome 47 B.C. after conquering Pharnaces at Zela in Asia Minor in just five days. Quoted in Plutarch Life of Caesar , and Suetonius Lives of the Twelve Caesars Julius Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. All Gaul is divided into three parts De Bello Gallico , Book I, Ch. 1

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11. Julius Caesar — Infoplease.com julius caesar presented by Shakespeare Behind Bars at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex (Tom Dailey, Warden; Cookie Crewes,. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0809782.html

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12. Julius Caesar: Historical Background 102/100 BCE Gaius julius caesar was born (by caesarean section according to an unlikely legend) of Aurelia and Gaius julius caesar, a praetor. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caesar.html

JULIUS CAESAR: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 102/100 BCE: Gaius Julius Caesar was born (by Caesarean section according to an unlikely legend) of Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar, a praetor. His family had noble, patrician roots, although they were neither rich nor influential in this period. His aunt Julia was the wife of Gaius Marius, leader of the Popular faction. c. 85 BCE: His father died, and a few years later he was betrothed and possibly married to a wealthy young woman, Cossutia. This betrothal/marriage was soon broken off, and at age 18 he married Cornelia, the daughter of a prominent member of the Popular faction; she later bore him his only legitimate child, a daughter, Julia. When the Optimate dictator, Sulla, was in power, he ordered Caesar to divorce her; when Caesar refused, Sulla proscribed him (listed him among those to be executed), and Caesar went into hiding. Caesar's influential friends and relatives eventually got him a pardon. c. 79 BCE: Caesar, on the staff of a military legate, was awarded the civic crown (oak leaves) for saving the life of a citizen in battle. His general sent him on an embassy to Nicomedes, the king of Bithynia, to obtain a fleet of ships; Caesar was successful, but subsequently he became the butt of gossip that he had persuaded the king (a homosexual) only by agreeing to sleep with him. When Sulla died in 78, Caesar returned to Rome and began a career as a orator/lawyer (throughout his life he was known as an eloquent speaker) and a life as an elegant man-about-town.

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14. Julius Caesar | First Man Of Rome Gaius julius caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC to a patrician family who claimed descendance from the kings of Alba Longa (the original home of many of http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jul/caesar.html

Resources Menu Categorical Index Library Gallery Julius Caesar First Man of Rome 100 BCE to 44 BCE. Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC to a patrician family who claimed descendance from the kings of Alba Longa (the original home of many of Rome's oldest patrician families) and through them to Aeneas of Troy and his mother, the goddess Venus. Caesar's parents, Gaius Julius Caesar Sr. and Aurelia were both from patrician families. Unlike many Roman nobles who lived in lavish homes on the Palatine, Rome's most fashionable neighborhood, Caesar grew up in his family's insula (apartment house) in the Subura, the city's poorest and most densely populated district. Living in the Subura exposed Young Caesar to people from the far flung corners of the Roman world. As was the custom among young Roman nobleman, Caesar studied rhetoric, history and law and trained in the martial arts. Caesar began his career in the Roman courts, where he became a successful advocate and a highly respected orator. In 62 BC, he was elected to Rome's second ranking political office, the praetorship . He was elected in suo anno , meaning literally "in his year."

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biography search virgil bibliography eclogues ... flightsim The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel. By Margaret George. Griffin, 1997. Historical fiction from the author of Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles and The Autobiography of Henry VIII . The emphasis here is on Cleopatra, but George's most indelibly rendered character is arguably Caesar. The whole thing weighs in at 976 pages: think of it as immersion. This book is available at a discount from Amazon and, in Europe, from Amazon UK Julius Caesar An Annotated Guide to Online Resources 3 August 2003 Primary Sources The ancient biographies of Suetonius and Plutarch, along with Caesar's own account of his military campaigns. Chronology, genealogy, background on the history and institutions of the Roman Republic, images from statuary and coin. Modern Essays Potted summaries of and essays on various aspects of Caesar's life and career, including his war with Pompey, his invasion of Britain, and his assassination. See also... Caesar Augustus A companion to the Julius Caesar pages: primary sources, background and images, modern essays and historical fiction. Search Amazon.com for books on:

16. C. Julius Caesar - A Biography In Twelve Parts Gaius julius caesar (13 July 100 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general and author, famous for the conquest of Gaul (modern France and Belgium) and http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar01.html

home ancient Rome index Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar This is the first part of an article which contains a biography and tries to assess Caesar's historical significance. On overview of all articles can be found here Youth (100-82) Early career Caesar's consulship The conquest of Gaul The reconquest of Gaul The Civil Wars Domestic policy Constitutional problems Caesar's inheritance Assessment Caesar's writings Sources Marius Youth (100-82) When Gaius Julius Caesar was born, the leading man in Rome was Gaius Marius , who had saved the Roman republic several years before by defeating two Germanic tribes, the Teutones (102) and the Cimbri (101). The connections between the Marius and the Julius families were very close: Marius was married to a sister of Caesar's father, Julia . So, Caesar belonged to an influential family. His contemporaries called Marius a popularis . It is unclear what this label means (for some speculations, see below ), but modern historians tend to believe that it means that Marius tried to reach his political aims through the People's Assembly. The opposite group, the optimates , played the political game in the Senate When Caesar was still an infant, Marius lost much of his earlier popularity, and eventually left Rome to travel in Greece and Asia Minor, hoping for some new command. But the Marii and Julii were still influential, and in 92, Caesar's

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The Literature Network Authors: 260 Books: 2,260 Forum Members: 41,657 Forum Posts: 465,479 Subscribe Teacher Accounts with student management and more. Home Authors Shakespeare Bible ... Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Search all of Julius Caesar Advanced Search First written between the years 1600-01, first performed in 1623. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, approx. 47 BC (an Early Tragedy) Fan of this book? Help us introduce it to others by writing a better introduction for it . It's quick and easy, click here Related Links: Find quotes from Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Summary and Author Biography Find essays on Julius Caesar Quizzes on Julius Caesar No quizzes available to take yet. Please submit a quiz here Recent Forum Posts on Julius Caesar Cassius Posted By DarkPrincess at Thu 27 Dec 2007, 3:09 AM in Julius Caesar 9 Replies I Need Help!!!please I'm writing a paper on the topic: " Do i think the play should be called the Tragedy of Marcus Brutus" or "The tragedy of Julius Caesar". i need help, i don't really get what they are saying. like i think the play should be called the tragedy of Marcus Brutus but i don't really know why i think that i just do because he killed himself in the end, because i was wanting to get other peoples opinions on my topic to help me out a little.please!! Posted By at Mon 3 Dec 2007, 10:05 PM

18. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: A Paraphrase A paraphrase of Shakespeare s play julius caesar, along with summaries of each scene. Site includes links to other online Shakespearean resources. http://www.members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/caesar/

Home Act I Act II Act III Act IV ... Links Check out my other educational site: Basic Guide to Essay Writing Visit my home page This paraphrase of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is intended as a supplement to the original work. Read it along with the original as an aid to comprehension, not as a replacement, since no paraphrase can ever match the richness of Shakespeare's original text. Act I Act II Act III Act IV ... Paraphrase side-by-side with the original text Thanks to Rodney G. Nelson for creating this file! If you find this site helpful, make a small donation to help defray the hosting costs. Please email me with your questions or comments. This page was created by Kathy Livingston in April 1997. The entire paraphrase was completed in August 2000. Contents are intended for use by individuals only as a study aid. For any other use, the author's written permission is required. Credits In compiling Acts I, II, and III of this paraphrase, I relied heavily on two sources: the teachers' editions of the Prentice Hall Literature Platinum Edition (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1989) and the

19. BBC - History - Julius Caesar (100BC - 44BC) caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caesar_julius.shtml

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Gaius Julius Caesar ( warning this page contains an image over 110 kB in size ) was born in the year 100 BC into a patrian family who claimed decendancy from the kings of Alba Langa and through them, Aeneas of Troy whose mother was the goddess Venus. Caesar's name Julius comes from Iulius, the family name. This comes from Iulus, the name of Venus' son. At the time of his birth, Rome was still a republic and the empire was only really beginning. The senators ruled, motivated by the greed of power in the hope of becoming either a consul or a praetor, the two senior posts which carried imperium, the legal right to command an army. From these posts it was possible to, with the help of the army at your command, conquer new territories and so gain a triumph and the pleasure of knowing that your name would be remembered forever in statues and inscribed monuments, paid for by the spoils of the war. Caesar made his way to praetorship by 62 BC and many of the senate felt him a dangerous, ambitious man. Because of this, they deprived him of a triumph after his praetorian command in Spain (61-60 BC) and they also did their best to keep him out of consulship. He finally became consul in 59 BC. Much of the thanks for this achievement should be given to Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey the Great) who had just come back from a campaign which had doubled the income of the Roman treasury and gained three new provinces to the empire. Because of this he had popular support and his voice carried great weight with the public at large. Because of Pompey, however, to become a leading person in Roman politics you had to have more then just an ordinary triumph.

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