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Julius Caesar Facts
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Julius Caesar was born in
Rome on July 12, 100 B.C.
into a rich, aristocratic family.
With his navy he removed all of the
pirates from the Mediterranean Sea.
The citizens of Rome loved Caesar
because he proved himself to be a
strong leader and fighter.
In 69 B.C. Caesar became a
quaester, a financial officer, of
Roman Spain.
In 60 B.C. Caesar returned to
Rome and became the third
consul of the Triumvirate.
Caesar wrote a book entitled The
Gallic Wars. The book only
mentioned the battles he won both
in Gaul (France) and in Britain.
Caesar crossed the Rubicon River
and started a civil war on January
10, 49 B.C. Caesar took his chances
and said, “Let the die be cast!”
Cleopatra and Caesar became
allies and Caesar’s army helped
Cleopatra defeat her brother,
and she became the sole ruler
of Egypt.
Caesar described his victory over
the Senate led army in three Latin
words: “Veni, Vidi, Vici!” In English
this means, “I came, I saw, I
conquered!”
Caesar returns to Rome and
declares himself “Dictator
for Life”.
Several senators assassinate
th
Caesar on March 15 , 44 B.C.
This date is known as the “IDES
OF MARCH”.