A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history ... the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power ...

the region south of the Alps governed by Julius Caesar. Despite its appearance, crossing this humble river would have serious consequences. According to the law of the Roman Republic, any ...

In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens ... anarchy and only might was right. Julius Caesar was convinced something had ...

Despite ill omens, Julius Caesar approaches the Theatre of Pompey ... This is a Short History of the Roman Republic. Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr. David Gwynn, Professor of Roman ...

We know the names of very few Roman centurions and legionaries ... The reason for their fame is none other than Julius Caesar himself mentioning them in his Commentaries on the Gallic War, where he ...

This sparked yet another civil war that doomed the Roman Republic to mutate into ... In "The Life of the Deified Julius," Suetonius writes that Caesar quoted an Athenian playwright as he crossed ...

Over two hundred years and many wars and battles later, the Roman Republic grew to take over ... one man this was just another opportunity. Julius Caesar had already made a name for himself ...

Julius Caesar was a key figure in transforming the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A brilliant general, he led military campaigns that greatly expanded Rome’s territory. As a politician ...