Julius Caesar was born around the year 102 BC. When he was young, Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in history for the city of Rome. During this decade the city was assaulted twice and captured by Roman armies. The first occurred in 87 BC by the leaders of the populares, his Uncle Marius

In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of

Sulla then demanded that Caesar divorce his wife, which Sulla did have the power to command. Caesar loved his wife and refused Sulla’s demand and as punishment was exiled from Rome. Caesar fled in fear for his life going from house to house. When he heard the news that Sulla had been killed he returned to Rome. He studied rhetoric under the distinguished teacher Molon.

When Caesar was out of Italy after 49 BC real power lay in the hands of his representatives. When he was dictator the most important of these representatives was his “master of the horse”. This representative was Mark Antony. Prominent senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of Caesar felt much resentment. Caesar’s military dominance was established beyond the possibility of successful challenge and the senate gave him a profusion of personal honors, which were outside of keeping with Roman tradition. The month of July was named after Caesar and his statue was placed in the temple of Quirinus.

and Cinna. Cinna was killed the year that Caesar had married Cinna’s daughter Cornelia. Marius’ enemy Sulla, leader of the Optimates, carried out the second attack upon the city in the year 82 BC. On each occasion the massacre of political opponents was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived.

In short summary, Caesar had started as a consul and had formed the first triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey. They had taken over the Roman civilization and had controlled for a while. When Crassus was killed an agreement was made. Pompey and Caesar were supposed to give up their military and enter the city of Rome to find a real ruler. Pompey was in on the deal and he was conspiring to take over. Caesar proved to be the cleverer of the two and knew that if he entered the city of Rome without his troops Pompey would kill him and so he crossed the Rubicon with his troops and attacked Rome. He took over as a dictator for life and gained a lot of power. He was able to run a strong military and even though he was considered only a dictator he wrote laws that actually made him have the same powers as a king. The conspirators saw the problem that had arisen and so they planned the murder of Caesar on the Ides of March. Caesar was killed and did not have any children to leave an inheritance to. Therefore, three-fourths of his estate went to his sister’s grandson Octavian, the other quarter went to Octavian’s little brother. Caesar also adopted Octavian in his will as his son giving him the name Caesar in order to be his successor.

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