JULIUS CAESAR: THE FACTS.

Who is this man? That is the question that always been asked by most people. First thing that we need to know about Julius Caesar is that his father's family was from the patrician gens of the Julii - lineage to the first king of Rome, Romulus, and goddess, Venus. Julius Caesar's parents were Gaius Caesar and Aurelia, daughter of Lucius Aurelius Cotta. The young Julius went to Rhodes to study oratory, but on his way he was captured by pirates whom he charmed and seemingly befriended. After he was freed, Julius arranged to have the pirates executed. Julius Caesar himself was guilty of many extra-marital affairs, -- with Cleopatra, among others. One of the most significant relations was with Servilia Caepionis, the half-sister of Cato the Younger. Because of this relationship, it was thought possible that Brutus was Julius Caesar's son. Julius Caesar engineered a 3-way division of power with enemies Crassus and Pompey that was known as the Triumvirate. Second-year Latin students are familiar with the military side of Julius Caesar's life. As well as conquering the Gallic tribes, he wrote about the Gallic Wars in clear, elegant prose, referring to himself in the third person. It was through his campaigns that Julius Caesar was finally able to work his way out of debt, although the third member of the triumvirate, Crassus, also helped. Last but not least, Julius Caesar was the Roman dictator with divine honors, but he didn't have a crown. In 44 B.C. conspirators, claiming they feared Julius Caesar was aiming to become king, assassinated Julius Caesar on the Ides of March. by Ain Fatehah