Julius Caesar and The Late Roman Republic

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Julius Caesar was a general and a politician of the late Roman Republic. He greatly influenced the size of the Roman Empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, which paved the way for the Imperial system. (Julius Caesar 100BC-44BC, April 29th, 2014)
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus was born on July 12th or 13th, 100BC into the prestigious Julius clan. He and his family were closely related to the Marion faction in Roman politics. Caesar started to progress within the Roman political system. He became a succession quaestor in 69 BC, aedile in 65 BC, and praetor in 62 BC.61-60 BC he served as governor of the Roman Province of Spain. Later in Rome in 60 BC, Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus, which helped him to get elected s consul for 59 BC. Shortly following in the next year, he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul, where he stayed for eight years. During those eight successful years, he added the whole modern France and Belgium to the Roman Empire. By doing this, it protected Rome from the possibility of Gallic invasions. (Julius Caesar 100BC-44BC, April 30th, 2014)
Julius married Cornelia when he was eighteen years old and she was thirteen years old. Together, they had one child that was named Julia. It didn’t last long because Cornelia died during childbirth in 67 BC. Soon after, Caesar then married Pomeia, a cousin of Pompey. This marriage resulted in a divorce because of a scandal during the rites of Bona Dea. Since Caesar was Pontifax Maximus at the time, his mother and Pompeia conducted the rites at their house. To this day, no one actually knows what the real rites were. (Caesar, Gaius Julius ) No men were allowed into the house while the rites were being discussed by Pompeia and Caesa...

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