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Julius Caesar Biography - College Term Paper

Julius Caesar Biography

Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC on the 13th day of Quintilis,
which we now call July in honor of him. He belonged to a powerful family
because Caesar's father's sister married Gaius Marius, the leading man in
Rome at the time.
Caesar's father, Gaius, reached the post praetor, an official in
charge of judicial matters, but did not go on to the highest post of consul,
or chief executive. Caesar's mother, Aurelia, had two daughters besides
Caesar. Women couldn't participate in government so obviously she did not.
She could, though, speak very clearly and elegantly which is where some of
Caesar's ability may have come from. He came from a family of patricians,
descendants of Rome's early ...

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to return
to Italy where he started a career as a criminal lawyer. In 75 BC he went
to Rhodes for more education and was once again captured by pirates, who
asked the usual tariff. Caesar demanded it doubled and threatened to kill
them. After the ransom was paid, he defeated the bandits and had them
crucified.
After continuing his studies, they were quickly interrupted when
Mithridates of Pontus attacked Asia Minor in 74 BC. Caesar raised a small
army and defended some towns giving time for Commander Lucullus to also
raise an army and defeat them. Now Caesar was a war hero and returned to
Rome in 73 BC. His career as a general and politician had begun.
In 68, Caesar was elected as one of the twenty quaestors, allowing
him to enter the Senate.
After returning from Spain, he was elected aedile and was
responsible for "bread and circuses." He organized great games, making
sure the Romans would remember his name. This same year he was accused of
planning to murder the ...

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Added: 10/13/2004 03:20:18 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Free Paper
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