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4 days ago · As we reflect on the Ides of March over two millennia later, the story of Decimus Brutus and Julius Caesar continues to resonate as a timeless tale of power, loyalty, and the shock of betrayal from those we trust most. It was 15 March 44 BC. Gaius Julius Caesar, 55 years old, had risen to become the most powerful man in Rome.
5 days ago · Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) is remembered as one of the most iconic figures of ancient Rome – a brilliant general, ruthless politician, and prolific author whose actions and ideas reshaped the course of Western civilization.
4 days ago · Julius Caesar was a political and military genius who overthrew Rome’s decaying political order and replaced it with a dictatorship. He triumphed in the Roman Civil War but was assassinated by those who believed that he was becoming too powerful.
- Julius Caesar's family was old Roman nobility, but they were not rich. His father died when he was 16, but he received significant support from his...
- Julius Caesar was murdered in the Roman Senate House by a group of nobles on March 15, 44 BCE. The assassination plot was led by Gaius Cassius Long...
- Julius Caesar crafted an alliance with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Pompey to form the First Triumvirate and challenge the power of the Roman Senate...
5 days ago · Born in 100 BCE to a relatively minor branch of the Julii clan, Caesar‘s father, Gaius Julius Caesar, managed to secure the governorship of the wealthy province of Asia through his connection to the influential Gaius Marius (Plutarch, "Caesar," 1.1).
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5 days ago · Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus: c. March 235 – c. June 238 (3 years and 3 months) Proclaimed emperor by Germanic legions after the murder of Severus Alexander: c. 172–180 – c. June 238 (aged approx. 58–66)
5 days ago · Two tribunes, Gaius Marullus and Lucius Flavius, stated their opposition to such titles and privileges and found themselves removed from the Senate. In February of 44 B.C., Caesar was named dictator for life. On February 15 of that year, at the feat of Lupercalia, Caesar's trusted lieutenant, Marc Antony, offered the dictator a crown. Caesar ...
13 hours ago · Agrippina. Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula ( / kəˈlɪɡjʊlə / ), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus ' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, members of the first ruling family of the ...
