Name : Julius Caesar
Title / office: General and politician
Where born: Rome
Where died: Rome
When lived: 100 BC – 44 BC
From whom was influenced: Gaius Marius
Who inspired: William Shakespeare, Cleopatra
Other information : Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire. An assassination ended his reign on the Ides of March
Biography :
Gaius Julius Caesar was a leader of ancient Rome who significantly transformed what became known as the Roman Empire by greatly expanding its geographic reach and establishing its imperial system.
Allegedly a descendant of Trojan prince Aeneas, Caesar’s birth marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. By age 31, Caesar had fought in several wars and become involved in Roman politics. After several alliances and military victories, he became dictator of the Roman Empire, a rule that lasted for just one year before his death.
In 84 B.C., Caesar married Cornelia, the daughter of a nobleman. Together they had a daughter, Julia Caesaris, in 76 B.C. In 69 B.C., Cornelia passed away. Caesar’s marriage to Cornelia drew the ire of the Roman dictator Sulla, as Cornelia’s father was Sulla’s political rival. Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce his wife or risk losing his property. The young Roman refused and escaped by serving in the military, first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. With the help of his influential friends, Caesar eventually convinced Sulla to be allowed to return to Rome.
Text :
"Veni, vidi, vici! This was the simple message the Roman commander Julius Caesar sent to the Senate in Rome after a resounding victory in the east against King Pharnaces of Pontus - a message that demonstrated both arrogance as well as great military competence. “I came, I saw, I conquered!” also represented his future as leader of the Roman Republic. Although praised at first for both his military skills and ability to lead, he gradually began to bring fear into the minds of many of those inside as well as outside the Senate. Finally, a plot arose; friends soon became enemies and a brutal death came to a dictator."
We come up here with the context of ‘’veni, vidi, vici’’, for anyone to whom the famous phrase rings the bell. The ruler of Rome was known for writing down his wartime experiences, and, according to multiple Ancient Roman writers, he’s the source of the quote.
To know more :
Article : Julius Caesar sur www.history.com
https://www.ancient.eu/article/803/the-murder-of-julius-caesar/
Book: Julius Cesar by Philip Freeman, 2008
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