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Julius Caesar was born on the 12th or 13th of July 100BC in Rome.

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Caesar was kidnapped by pirates when he was a young man. They demanded a ransom which Caesar considered too low, so he made them raise it!

Julius Caesar was never called Emperor in his lifetime, but he was the first person to rule the Roman Empire alone. He took power away from the Senate.


Caesar was married three times and also had a lot of girlfriends! He had a daughter, Julia, with his first wife Cornelia and a son, Caesarion, with Queen Cleopatra.

The Julian Calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. It was the first calendar to use leap years.


Caesar led two invasions of Britain. In 54BC the Celts agreed to pay a tribute (payment) to Rome and Caesar retreated.

Julius was assassinated by members of the Senate on the Ides of March (the 15th) 44BC. They believed that he had become too powerful.


He was the first living person to have his picture on a Roman coin.

The month of July is named after Julius Caesar because it was the month he was born in.


Two years after he died, Julius Caesar was declared a God by the Roman Senate.

Julius Caesar was a great orator (speech maker) and writer. He wrote detailed accounts of his military campaigns.


In 49BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon (a small river in Northern Italy) and led his army into Rome to take power.

Julius Caesar brought all of Gaul under Roman control, making it a Roman province.


In 46BC Cleopatra and her son Caesarion came to live in Rome and they stayed there until after Caesar's death.

In 45BC Julius Caesar was declared Dictator of Rome for life when the civil war ended.


In the Civil War, Caesar fought against Pompey, a general who had been his ally, for control of Rome.

Caesar used a secret code to communicate with his armies, known as a Caesar Cipher.


He suffered from seizures; many historians think he had epilepsy but they could have been caused by something else.

Julius Caesar had a large bald spot. He combed his hair forward to hide it and he liked to wear a laurel crown because that hid it too.


Caesar shared power with Crassus and Pompey in a political alliance called a Triumvirate from around 59BC to 53BC.

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