Julius Caesar He was born in Rome in 100 BC, and is currently famous for being one of the most important emperors in the history of the Roman Empire.
The political leader was born within the “Gens Iulia”. Despite being part of a family of little fortune, Julius Caesar He was related to the most influential men of his time, such as his uncle Mario Cay, who would instruct him in his beginnings to strengthen his political career.
At age 16, the Cease, was appointed “Flamen dialis“, a high religious position from which, some time later, he was relieved due to his marriage to the daughter of one of the political leaders of that time.
In those years he was transferred to Asia, where he fought in the Third Mithridatic War as “Legatus of Marco Minucio Termo“.
In the year 73 a. C., after the death of his uncle, he succeeded him in his position as pontiff, since it led him to rub shoulders with the consuls Pompey Y Crass, whose amicitia would give him the possibility of launching his own political career. This was reflected in the year 59 BC, when he was elected consul thanks to the support of his two companions, and they formed the so-called First Triumvirate.
The political enemies of Cease they were desperate to strip him of his army and office using the Senate. Various political movements against him made Julius Caesar defy senatorial orders and star in the well-known crossing of the “Rubicon“, In which he said one of his most famous phrases:”Alea iacta is” (the die is cast).
This fact caused the Second Civil War of the Republic of Rome, in which the Cease faced Pompey.
After his victory, the military leader was called master of the Republic, and immediately launched a series of economic, urban and administrative reforms.
During his tenure, he corrected the calendar that was used at that time, completed the Senate by bringing the number of senators to 900, formed new patricians, established the recruitment of foreigners in the legions, created the position of Imperato (Commander of the army), suppressed the tribunes of the Treasury, made the census of the town, distributed 80,000 citizens overseas in order not to overpopulate Rome, granted the right of citizenship to doctors and artists, decreed that debtors would pay according to the price of his properties, increased the penalty for crimes, imposed taxes on foreign merchandise, and installed his veterans in colonies outside of Italy, among the dozens of political decisions that made him a great emperor in the history of the world. .
The senators of the Republic considered that, despite the good time in Rome, the Cease he was seeking to re-create the monarchy. This led to a plot against him and eventually the conspirators assassinated Cease in the Senate.
In addition to his successful political and military career, Julius Caesar he was recognized as a great speaker and writer. In his works, he created a treatise on astronomy, another on the Roman republican religion, and a study on Latin. Unfortunately, none of these works have survived to the present day.