Ruler · Classical antiquity · Italy

Julius Caesar

100–44 BC

Roman general and statesman, 100 to 44 BC, who ended the Roman Republic in practice. His conquest of Gaul made him rich and famous, and his crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BC began a civil war he won. Made dictator for life, he was stabbed to death by senators on the Ides of March, 44 BC.

Facts

Born: 100 BC, Rome.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Julius Caesar
Died: 15 March 44 BC, assassinated in Rome.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Julius Caesar
Office: Dictator for life from 44 BC.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Julius Caesar
Known for: The Gallic Wars, the crossing of the Rubicon, and the Julian calendar.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Julius Caesar

Images

Bust of Julius Caesar, the Tusculum portrait (photograph via Wikimedia Commons)

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