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Julius Caesar was born on 13 July in the year 100 BC. His full name is Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar created the Julian calendar, which is the basis for the calendar we use today! Caesar commanded all of Rome's armies, and won many battles that gave more land to Rome.
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Julius Caesar was born in Subura, Rome in the year 100 BC. He was born to an aristocratic family that could trace their bloodlines back to the founding of Rome. His parents are well off but they were not rich.
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When  Julius was 6 he had entered school. Gaius began his education. He was taught by a private tutor named Marcus Antonius Gnipho. He learned how to read and write. He also learned about Roman law and how to speak in public. -These were important skills he would need as a leader of Rome.
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:In 46 BC Caesar returned to Rome. He was now the most powerful man in the world. The Senate made him dictator for life and he ruled like a king. He made many changes to Rome. He put his own supporters in the Senate. He built new buildings and temples in the city of Rome. He even changed the calendar to the now famous Julian calendar with 365 days and a leap year.https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php

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Caesar's father died when he was sixteen years old. He became the head of the family and was responsible for his mother Aurelia and his sister Julia. At the age of seventeen he married Cornelia, the daughter of a powerful politician in Rome. https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php

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Some people in Rome felt that Caesar was too powerful. They were worried that his rule would put an end to the Roman Republic. They plotted to kill him. The leaders of the plot were Cassius and Brutus. On March 15, 44 BC Caesar entered the Senate. A number of men ran up to him and began to attack him and killed him. He was stabbed 23
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Julius Caesar transformed Rome from a republic to an empire, grabbing power through ambitious political reforms. Julius Caesar was famous not only for his military and political successes, but also for his steamy relationship with Cleopatra.
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People thought Julius was too powerful so they assassinated him.  https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php

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Origins of Caesar's Name.

Caesar Had a Love Affair & Son with Cleopatra. ...

Caesar Was the Father of Leap Year. ...

Caesar Was the First Roman to Make a Coin in His Image. ...

Caesar Was Adored by the People & Left Them in His Will. ...

Julius Caesar Ignited a Violent Civil Wa

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Julius Caesar was born on 13 July in the year 100 BC. His full name is Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar created the Julian calendar, which is the basis for the calendar we use today! Caesar commanded all of Rome's armies, and won many battles that gave more land to Rome.https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php

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When little Julius Caesar Was kidnapped by pirates.

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The Day Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped By Pirates In 75 BC

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Top 10 facts

Julius Caesar was born on 13 July in the year 100 BC.

His full name is Gaius Julius Caesar.

Caesar created the Julian calendar, which is the basis for the calendar we use today!

Caesar commanded all of Rome's armies, and won many battles that gave more land to Rome.

Caesar was elected consul of Rome in 59 BC, which is the highest political office you could have at that time.

Caesar invaded Britain twice in 55 and 54 BC, but he didn't try to set up any permanent forts.

Julius Caesar was the first person to have his own bust (face and neck) printed on a Roman coin.

Julius Caesar's defining moment was when he crossed the Rubicon, a river that bordered Rome, and led an army into Rome to take over the government.

By the end of the Roman Civil War in 45 BC, Caesar had been appointed 'Imperator', which meant Roman leader for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately for Caesar, he was killed the next year, 44 BC, on the Ides of March (15 March).

Timeline

Caesar was elected to be a quaestor, which was like a financial administrator

Caesar was elected to be an aedile, looking after temples and public buildings

Did you know?

While Caesar was the dictator of Rome, he changed the calendar! He organised it so there would be 365 days in a year, and 366 on leap years.

The month of July was named after Julius Caesar.

Caesar's family claimed that they were descendants of the goddess Venus.

One of the most famous things Caesar said was 'veni, vidi, vici', which in English means 'I came, I saw, I conquered'.

Caesar was the first Roman leader who had his own head put on a coin.

In the year 75 BC, Caesar was captured by pirates in the Mediterranean Sea! They held him prisoner for 38 days while a friend of Caesar's went to collect the ransom money that the pirates wanted. When Caesar did go free, he gathered an army, sailed back to the island and captured the pirates, and put them in prison.

Caesar was murdered by two of his friends - Brutus and Cassius. They were afraid he was becoming too powerful, and thought he should be stopped.

The day that Julius Caesar was murdered, 15 March, was called 'the Ides of March' in ancient Rome. Today, we still use the expression (from William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, in which Caesar is told: "Beware the Ides of March"), because of what happened to him on that day.

In 42 BC, two years after his death, Caesar was declared a god.

Can you identify the following images in the gallery below?

A stone bust of Julius Caesar

A manuscript of De Bello Gallico

A map of the area covered by the Roman Empire when Caesar died in 44 BC

A coin with Caesar's bust on it

Statues of Caesar in Italy and France

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Caesar invaded Britain twice during the Gallic Wars - once in 55 BC and once in 54 BC. It wasn't until 43 AD that the Romans conquered and ruled Britain, winning battles against the Celtic tribes who lived there.

'Crossing the Rubicon' was one of the most important events in Caesar's life, as it led to the Roman Civil War that made him leader of all Rome. Historians aren't sure where the Rubicon actually was because it's not really a river anymore, but they think it might have been in northeast Italy.

The reason why crossing the Rubicon river was such a big deal is because Caesar was disobeying what the Roman government had asked him to do. He was marching back to Rome with his armies after fighting in Gaul, but the law was that an army had to disband before entering Rome (which would have prevented civil war). Caesar refused to do this, and kept his army together and under his command even when entering the outer boundaries of Rome - crossing the Rubicon. He then used that army to overthrow the government and claim the Roman Empire for himself.

Not only was Caesar a renowned military commander and political leader, but he could write too! He was known for giving excellent speeches, and wrote books on the Gallic Wars ( Commentarii de Bello Gallico) and the Roman Civil War ( Commentarii de Bello Civili).

Caesar started to do a lot of good things when he was made dictator for life, but the Roman Senate was worried that he was becoming too powerful and ambitious. They wanted to keep Rome as a republic, while Caesar wanted something like a monarchy. Cassius and Brutus assassinated Caesar for reasons that they thought were best for Rome and themselves, in the end.

Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, became the next leader of Rome. We know him better as Caesar Augustus.

Famous friends:

Pompey - Pompey was a Roman politician and military leader. Along with Crassus, he and Julius Caesar formed the First Triumverate. He and Caesar eventually became enemies, and Caesar fought against him in the Roman Civil War.

Marc Antony - Marc Antony was a strong supporter of Caesar, and was also a famous military leader and politician. He served with Caesar in Gaul during the Gallic War.

Cicero - A famous orator (speaker), writer and senator. Cicero liked Caesar as a person but didn't agree with him politically. Historians have learned a lot about ancient Rome from documents written by Cicero.

Octavian - Better known as Caesar Augustus, he was Julius Caesar's adopted son and ruled the Roman Empire after Caesar died. He was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire.

Brutus and Cassius - Both Brutus and Cassius were Roman politicians who led the plot to kill Caesar.

Cleopatra - Cleopatra was a famous queen of Egypt, who was known for being beautiful, smart and a good leader. She brought prosperity to Egypt, and lived in Alexandria, which was the capital of Egypt at the time. She is also famous for the way she died - when Caesar Augustus was about to conquer Alexandria, she let a poisonous snake bite her.

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Find out about the time when Caesar was kidnapped by pirates! (It wasn't good news for the pirates...)

Children's books about Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar facts for kids from the Kiddle encyclopaedia

A brief biography of Caesar

Watch a BBC Bitesize video about why Caesar came to Britain

Read the BBC History guide to Julius Caesar

Examine a marble portrait of Julius Caesar; it's said to be a very good likeness

See for yourself

The British Museum has a marble bust of Julius Caesar

See coins minted at the time of Caesar

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