Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had ...

In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...

His main work, “Lives of the Caesars,” gave a vivid picture of Rome from the time of Julius Caesar to the Emperor ... comparing emperors’ backgrounds, family lives, careers, personalities ...

Julius Caesar was a key figure in transforming the ... Despite their illustrious ancestry, the family’s political influence declined by the Late Roman Republic, overshadowed by the power ...