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CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure (snášet) pain with patience (trpělivost, vytrvalost) ." Julius Caesar. Gaius Julius Caesar. Born: July 12 100 BC Birthplace: Rome , Roman Republic - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR
"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure (snášet) pain with patience (trpělivost, vytrvalost)."
Julius Caesar
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Gaius Julius Caesar
• Born: July 12 100 BC
• Birthplace: Rome, Roman Republic
• Died: March 15, 44 BC
• Place of death: Rome
• Father: Gaius Julius Caesar
• Mother: Aurelia Cotta
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Early life
• Caesar had two sisters, both called Julia. • Little else is recorded of Caesar's childhood. • In 85 BC Caesar's father died suddenly while
putting on his shoes one morning, without any apparent cause, and at sixteen, Caesar was the head of the family.
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Known for
• Conquering Celtic Gaul and invading Britain
• Beginning Rome's transition from republic to empire
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Milestones
• 65 BC went into debt (zadlužit se) by sponsoring gladiatorial games to advance his political career
• 58 BC Was appointed (jmenovat) proconsul (governor) of Roman Gaul
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Milestones
• 55, 54 BC Twice invaded Britain, in what was the first extension of Roman influence to that island
• 48 BC Defeated Pompey at Pharsalus in Greece
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Milestones
• 44 BC a group of senators called Caesar to the forum for the purpose of reading a petition, written by the senators, asking him to hand power back to the Senate. However, the petition was a fake.
• Was assassinated by a group of jealous senators.
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Quote
• 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'
47 BC, on the occasion of a quick military victory against the king of Pontus in Asia Minor.
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Did You Know
• No previous Roman leader had held so many powerful offices simultaneously.
• In addition to his military prowess (statečnost, srdnatost), Caesar was a gifted writer, poet, and scholar.
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Did You Know
• Caesar decided to use a solar measure of time that became known as the Julian calendar; his system is the basis of the modern calendar. He changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July), after himself.
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Did You Know
• SPQR – is an initialism from a Latin phrase,
Senatus Populusque Romanus
("The Senate and the People of Rome„)
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