#Long live caesar series

вЂњNo one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.вЂќ.

вЂњAs a rule, men worry more about what they canвЂ™t see than about what they can.вЂќ.

вЂњIn the end, it is impossible to become what others believe you are.вЂќ.

вЂњIf I fail, it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.вЂќ.

вЂњCaesarвЂ™s wife must be above suspicion.вЂќ.

Over the centuries, many of his words have become famous quotes, such as: Many people still consider Caesar a great leader with keen insights into human nature.

granting Roman citizenship to people in Rome's far-flung territories.

increasing the size of the Senate to represent more people.

regulating the distribution of subsidized grain.

Caesar began making several drastic reforms to benefit RomeвЂ™s lower- and middle-class, including: he was made dictator of Rome for ten years, outraging his political opponents and setting the stage for the eventual end of the Roman Republic.

#Long live caesar series

During the subsequent Gallic Wars, Caesar conducted a series of brilliant campaigns to conquer and stabilize the region, earning a reputation as a formidable and ruthless military leader.Д¬aesar spent the next few years wiping out his enemies and what remained of PompeyвЂ™s supporters in the Middle East, Africa and Spain. Caesar in GaulД¬aesar was appointed governor of the vast region of Gaul (north-central Europe) in 58 B.C., where he commanded a large army. They were right, and the triumvirate soon controlled Rome.

The union terrified the Roman Senate who knew that a partnership between three such powerful men would prove unstoppable. A series of successful military and political maneuvers, along with the support of Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus (known as the richest man in Rome), helped Caesar get elected as senior Roman consul in 59 B.C.Д¬aesar, Crassus and Pompey soon formed an informal alliance (strengthened by the marriage of CaesarвЂ™s daughter Julia to Pompey) known as the First Triumvirate. One year later, Caesar became governor of Spain. after a politician incited a major scandal by disguising himself as a woman and making his way into a sacred womenвЂ™s festival hosted by Pompeia. Two years later, he was elected Pontifex Maximus.Д¬aesar divorced Pompeia in 62 B.C. In 65 B.C., Caesar became aedile - an important Roman magistrate - and produced lavish games in the Circus Maximus which endeared him to the public but threw him heavily into debt. In 67 B.C., he married Pompeia, a granddaughter of Sulla and relative of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), with whom he formed an important alliance. He became military tribune and then quaestor of a Roman province in 69 B.C., the same year his wife Cornelia died. Political RiseД¬aesar soon began his political career in earnest. But Caesar hired a private fleet to hunt them down and had the pirates crucified for their crimes. Reportedly, Caesar acted more like a domineering leader with the pirates than their captive.ДЄfter his ransom was paid, the pirates let him go. In 75 B.C., as he crossed the Aegean Sea in route to Rhodes to study philosophy and oratory, murderous pirates captured Caesar. After SullaвЂ™s death in 78 B.C., Caesar returned to Rome and became a successful prosecutor widely known for his oratory skills. His family intervened and convinced Sulla to spare CaesarвЂ™s life however, Sulla stripped Caesar of his inheritance.Дespite the reprieve, Caesar left Rome, joined the army and earned the prestigious Civic Crown for his courage at the Siege of Mytilene in 80 B.C. In 82 B.C., Sulla won the civil war and ordered Caesar to divorce Cornelia.