Julius Caesar was the self-elected dictator of Rome in 44 B.C, for only one year, before being killed. He was born on the 13th of Quintilis, which is now July in 100 BC to Gaius
Julius Caesar was the self-elected dictator of Rome in 44 B.C, for only one year, before being killed. He was born on the 13th of Quintilis, which is now July in 100 BC to Gaius Caesar, which became part of his full name, Gaius Julius Caesar. When Caesar was born, the city of Rome was flourishing, becoming a rich culture, and an advanced form of government. When Caesar was born, the government was a democracy.Nobility governed the state. Nobles were people who claimed consuls or other high officers as their ancestors.
Caesars birth was very interesting. His mother did not have a vaginal birth, but had the first Caesarian C-section, hence the name C-section.
Caesar was born into a well-bred family called the Julian clan. As he started to grow up, he understood that his family was important and that he had to appreciate the historical importance of the parents claim, of being of a Noble birth. Since he was a noble child, he was to take his fathers place in Romes government.
Until the age of seven, Caesar was in the care of his mother. His education was done at home in his big, elegant home. There he was taught the traditional Roman way of living. Some of the things he was taught were endurance, sympathy for others, religion, and the right way of doing things. He was also told a story about Roman war heroes and through that was taught to respect the achievements of his Uncle Marius, a general and a senator.
When Julius Caesar was seven, he attended a public school in the towns business district. The school was a very hard school Caesar had to memorize and dictate back to his teacher many things with the threat of being beaten if he made a mistake. He had to memorize Roman law, and had to learn how to be a public speaker.
Julius Caesar was popular in school, making friends with many of the other noble students. He was also very interested in his fathers work. He would always go to political events with his father. When he went, he learned on how the Roman government worked. This would help Caesar when he would eventually take over the Roman Empire.
When Caesar was 15, the king of Rome, Marius died and Lucius Cornelius Cinna replaced him. Caesar had made strong connections with him through the family marriage alliance. Then, in 85 BC, Caesars dad died and Caesar had to become the ruler of the house. Caesar was offered to become a religious man by the rest of the clan, but he wanted to go with a political life instead of a religious life. He then made the first step in becoming politically involved.
In 84 BC, Caesar married Cornelia, the daughter of Cinna. It wasnt the best move he had ever made because his political career ended before it started when his father-in-law, a very important ruler of the Roman counsel, died by his own solders. When this happened a new leader was self-elected called Sulla, who initiated a reign of terror.
A list of the citys enemies was posted in the middle of the town. Sulla believed that anybody who had political status and owned land was a threat to him. Caesar, according to those standards, was a threat. Caesar was spared of being killed because he was young and inexperienced. Sulla did however force him to divorce Cinna and marry someone in the political system. Caesar denied the decree, however, and was forced to become a fugitive with some other slaves and he ran to the Italian hills.
His mother talked to the officials and was won the assurance that allowed Caesar to come back safely, on one condition; however. He had to go before Sulla, which was a terrifying experience for the 19-year-old boy. Sulla started to criticize the way Caesar dressed and took care of his hair. Nevertheless, Caesar became a free man again and made a good decision to stay out of his way.
Caesar was then assigned a position to help rule over Asia. As soon as he got there, he was given a very important position, because he was a Nobel son. He was to go to a northern Rome client state called Bithynia. There he was treated like royalty and invited to a banquet with the king of Bithynia, where he made a terrible mistake that would stick with him forever.
At the banquet, Caesar wanted to make a joke by acting like he was a cupbearer, (which were normally young, homosexuals) of the king. It was considered to be improper for a Nobel boy to behave that way. It also showed that Caesar was being ignorant. Caesar did not intent to behave this way, and he did not know that it was wrong. One of Caesars political enemies took the upper hand in the situation and called him every womans husband and every mans wife.
Then, Caesar was given a new assignment