The Life of Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was born in a working class quarter of the great city of Rome on July 13, 100 BC. In Rome a newborn child is laid on the ground by his/her mother then their father has the option to pick up and accept responsibility for the child or to leave the child. If the baby is left it could be killed, raised by another member of the family, or rescued by a slave trader/owner. Luckily for Gaius, when he was laid on the floor his father welcomed him into his family. On the ninth day of his life little baby Gaius got his name. Caesar's full name is composed of three names. All three names have a symbolic meaning to his family. His first and last name was that of his father & grandfather. His middle name was the name of the clan that his family belonged to. On his fathers side of the family Caesar belongs to the Julian "gens" (clan), and on his mother's side he belongs to the Aurelian gens. Each clan has a past all in itself. His father's clan, Julian, claims to be descended from Venus. And on his mothers side a rich plebian family is the staple of the clan. His uncle (by marriage to his Aunt Julia) was the famous general Gaius Marius. He was the leader of the Populares and held the position of consul (highest political
In 82 BC when Lucaius Cornelius Sulla was made dictator he ordered a list of enemies to be killed. When Caesar returned to Rome in 60 BC, after a year as governor of Spain, he joined forces with Crassus and Pompey in a three-way union known as the First Triumvirate. Pompey fled to Brundisium, then to Greece. He lived a very productive life, even though it was cut short by his jealous & worried coworkers. Without Guius Julius Caesar many of Rome's great accomplishments would have never been accomplished. By 57 BC, following the defeat of the Nervii, Rome was in control of northern Gaul. At home he increased the number of senators. But the Aedui (a tribe of Roman allies) appealed to Caesar for help against the Helvetii. Caesar was elected consul for 59 BC. (Caesar represents the republic to Cato) The largest part of the civil war took place at Munda on March 17, 45BC. Then in 72 BC, while gone he was elected to the pontificate, which is an important collage of Roman priests. And Cicero puts it so well when he said "What a contrast between Caesar who saves his enemies and Pompey who abandons his friends. " As a ruler Caesar instituted various reforms. Once back in Rome Caesar became dictator until elected consul for the years 48 - 45BC.
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