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Julius Caesar Politician

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Roman Republic
  • Born: Jul 100 BCE
  • Died: Mar 15, 44 BCE

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BC, extended Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine. Caesar became the first Roman general to cross both when he built a bridge across the Rhine and conducted the first invasion of Britain.

These achievements granted him unmatched military power and threatened to eclipse the standing of Pompey, who had realigned himself with the Senate after the death of Crassus in 53 BC. With the Gallic Wars concluded, the Senate ordered Caesar to step down from his military command and return to Rome.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.

I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.