Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a Roman politician and general between 12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC and he was involved in the fall of the roman public and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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 Rome.

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Julius Caesar was born in Rome on the 12th or 13th of July 100BC and  In 61-60 BC he served as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Back in Rome in 60BC, Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus, who helped him to get elected as consul for 59 BC. The following year he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul where he stayed for eight years, adding the whole of modern France and Belgium to the Roman empire, and making Rome safe from the possibility of Gallic invasions. Julius Caesar was assasinated by a group of people led by Cassius and Brutus, Caesar was killed on the 15 of March 44 BC. This sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic and brought about the elevation of Caesar's great nephew and designated heir to power. he died in 44 BC by an assassination when Tillius Cimber presented him with a petition to recall his exiled brother. The other conspirators crowded round to offer support. Plutarch and Suetonius say that Caesar waved him away, but Cimber grabbed his shoulders and pulled down Caesar's tunic. Caesar then cried to Cimber, "Why, this is violence!". The senators encircle Caesar, Casca produced his dagger and made a glancing thrust at the dictator's neck. Caesar turned around quickly and caught Casca by the arm. According to Plutarch, he said in Latin, "Casca, you villain, what are you doing?" Casca, frightened, shouted, "Help, brother!". Within moments, the entire group, including Brutus, was striking out at the Caesar. Caesar attempted to get away, but, blinded by blood, he tripped and fell; the men continued stabbing him as he lay defenseless. According to Eutropius, around 60 men participated in the assassination and He was stabbed 23 times. According to a physician only one wound, the second one to his chest, had been lethal.