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Julius Caesar was a renowned Roman general and statesman. As dictator, he was attempting to establish several political and social reforms when he was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15) by a group of nobles in the Senate house.Biography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography As a result of Caesar's murder, Rome was embroiled in a new wave of civil wars. The Republic was destroyed and Octavian, Caesar's grand-nephew, emerged as Augustus, the first Roman emperor.TheHistoryChannel.com: March 15-This Day in History
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- 100 BC (?): Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12 or 13 in Rome, ItalyBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 44 BC: Assassinated on March 15 in RomeTheHistoryChannel.com: March 15-This Day in History
- The month Caesar was born, "Quintilis" was renamed "July" in his honor within his lifetimeBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- After some minor corrections by Pope Gregory XII, the Julian calendar became the Gregorian calendar, which is still in useBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- Kaiser in German, tsar in Russian and qayar in Islamic languages are derived from CaesarBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
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Historical Highlights
- 84 BC: Married Cornelia, daughter of Lucius Cornelius CinnaBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 74 or 75 BC: Captured by pirates while en route to RhodesBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 68 or 69 BC: Elected quaestor; Cornelia diedBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 67 BC: Married Pompeia, a distant relative of PompeyBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 65-62 BC: First elected one of the curule aedile, then elected pontifex maximus, followed by an election as praetorBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 62 BC: Divorced Pompeia after her involvement in the Bona Dea scandalBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 61 BC: Appointed governor of Farther Spain (modern Andalusia and Portugal)Biography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 59 BC: Elected consul and then formed the first triumvirate by aligning himself with Pompey and CrassusBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 59 BC: Married Calpurnia, daughter of Lucius PisoBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 58 BC Appointed governor of Roman Gaul at Pompey's insistenceBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 49 BC: Crossed the Rubicon, initiating a Civil WarBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 48 BC: Defeated the army of Pompey at the Battle of PharsalusLivius.org: Battle of Pharsalus
- 48 BC: Caesar spent the winter in Alexandria, fought with the populace and formed a relationship with Queen CleopatraBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 47 BC: Summed up his victory of a brief local war in northeastern Anatolia with his famous phrase, "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered)Biography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
- 47 BC: Caesarion was born to CleopatraDigitalEgypt: {http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/ptolemyxv.html Ptolemy (XV) Caesarion (Ptolemaios XV)
- 44 BC: “Et tu, Brute” (You too, Brutus) was Caesar's famous comment when he was stabbed by Marcus Junius Brutus, a man whom he had forgiven, trusted and lovedBiography.com: (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Augustus Biography
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YouTube: Caesar's Speech to 13th Legion from HBO's Rome (Time 2:41)
"Soldiers! Pompey and the Senate have formally declared that Gaius Julius Caesar is an enemy of Rome...."youtube.com -
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Caesar changed the course of the history of the Greco-Roman world decisively and irreversibly. The Greco-Roman society has been extinct for so long that most of the names of its great men mean little to the average, educated modern man. But Caesar's name, like Alexander's, is still on people's lips throughout the Christian and Islamic worldsbiography.com -
UNRV History: Crossing the Rubicon
After Caesar spent 51 BC and the better part of 50 BC touring his newly conquered province of Gaul, political chaos was developing back in Rome. The optimates despised Caesar and his conquests (viewing much of his campaigning as unwarranted and illegal) and looked for every opportunity to strip him of his command.unrv.com -
Wikipedia: Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar...was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.en.wikipedia.org -
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Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.etext.virginia.edu -
The Internet Classics Archive: "Caesar" by Plutarch (translation)
After Sylla became master of Rome, he wished to make Caesar put away his wife Cornelia, daughter of Cinna, the late sole ruler of the commonwealth, but was unable to effect it either by promises or intimidation, and so contented himself with confiscating her dowry. The ground of Sylla's hostility to Caesar was the relationship between him and Mariu...classics.mit.edu -
The Last Dictator: A Biography of Caesar and Rome
When could they say, till now, that talk'd of Rome, that her wide walks encompass'd but one man?web.mac.com
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YouTube: Caesar's Speech to 13th Legion from HBO's Rome (Time 2:41)
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Also, I am tremendously disappointed that we're reading Julius Caesar and not AMSND in school this year. :(
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#ms.loftin had me up for two days tryna do a essay on Julius Caesar
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View All Julius Caesar Questions (7) | Ask a QuestionWhat were Gaius Julius Caesars actual last words before/as he was stabbed (not Shakespeares)? (2 Answers)The earliest available sources for any record of Caesar's death seem to the Roman historians Suetonius and Plutarch. Both of them say Caesar spoke no last words. Plutarch wrote: -- ... read moreWhatever happened to Orange Julius? (1 Answer)Orange Julius is a fruit drink, created by blending orange juice, crushed ice, and a mixture of powdered whole milk and egg whites. The product has been marketed since the ... read moreWhy is it called a Caesar's salad? Did he invent it? (3 Answers)It was invented by someone called Caesar Cardini. He was Italian Mexican, and over the years had various restaurants, bars and hotels called Caesar's in Mexico and the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_Cardini ... read more
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