Julius Caesar bade us beware of leaders who bang the drums of war. Snopes Membership. Search. My Profile. Logout. Submit a Rumor. Latest. ... for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword.

Born Gaius Julius Caesar in 100 BC, Caesar is born to a lineage of Roman aristocrats. ... Rather than first approaching the Senate for approval, the consul goes to Pompey and offers him a sword.

He sees Julius Caesar as the embodiment of the threat, as an immoral man, ... and in their determination to block Caesar, the consul actually takes a sword to Pompey and say, ...

A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland. The profile… ...