Caesar, Gaius Julius (100 B.C.-44 B.C.)

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The College Woman and Christianity, August 8, 1901

Reform and Roosevelt, May 24, 1912

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Birth Date

BC 0100-07-13

Death Date

BC 0044-03-15

Birthplace

Rome, Italy

Biographical Text

Gaius Julius Caesar was the governor of the Roman province in Spain from 61-60 BC and in 59 BC he was consul of Rome. For the next eight years he was the governor of the Roman Gaul, and under his rule, he added France and Belgium to the Roman empire. He later defeated Republican forces in Italy's civil war and became the consul and dictator of Rome. Under his rule, there were many reforms, which included relieving debt, enlarging the Senate, building the Forum Iulium, and revising the calendar. On March 15, 44 BC, or the Ides of March, a group of Republican senators assassinated Caesar, leading to the last of the civil wars that brought the Republic to an end. Caesar was succeeded by his great nephew, Octavian, who became Augustus, the first emperor of Rome.

Caesar was married three times. His first marriage was to Cornelia in 84 BC. They had one daughter together. After her death, he married Pompeia in 69 BC. They then divorced and Caesar married Calpurnia in 59 BC. He adopted Augustus and was rumored to be the father of Caesarion. Caesar died in 44 BC.

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Governor

Military Officer

Politician

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Picture from BBC History

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1901

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“Caesar, Gaius Julius (100 B.C.-44 B.C.),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1228.