A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. ... reigned over by emperors and their hereditary successors.

Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since. For ancient Romans ...

An ancient square where historians believe Julius Caesar was stabbed to death — one of the most infamous assassinations in history — was opened ... His named successor, his adopted 18-year ...

In detailing his deeds, the first Roman emperor, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, sought to justify his past and to ensure the future of his dynasty.