Significant Events In Julius Caesar's Life

There is no specific date of Caesar’s birth due to issues of ancient Roman dating, but it is approximate that Gaius Julius Caesar was born 102-100 BC. His father was of the same name and his mother was Aurelia Cotta.^1 Caesar also had at least two older sisters, both named Julia. One is known to have died 97 B.C, there may be other siblings that are unknown, but high mortality rate during this time leads historians to believe that others of his family died soon after birth.^2His family was in the upper middle class in terms of their wealth. The family was also patricians, “the oldest aristocratic class at Rome”^3. Caesar’s father was a magistrate, also known as a civil officer, for the Roman Republic. His mother though was a homemaker, but because of their social class they had slaves to do more of the difficult work and to also help with with daily chores1. An important relative of Caesar was his uncle, Marius. Marius played a major role in restoring Rome’s army …show more content…
Sulla, the Roman dictator at the time, ordered Caesar to divorce his then wife,Cornelia. Caesar, refusing to complete such a deed, was forced to leave Rome for his and his family’s safety. His absence from Rome lasted from 81 to 78B.C. It was only after Sulla’s death that Caesar was able to start gaining political power.^17(encyclo2013). With the help of Pompey, Caesar was able to start his political career and obtain popularity by reversing Sulla’s ruling of Rome and becoming the advisor for Rome by approximately 69B.C. Caesar was able to climb the political ladder by making the secret alliance, also known as the First Triumvirate, with Pompey and Crassus. In 59B.C, by sealing their deal with the marriage of Pompey and Caesar’s daughter, Caesar was elected consul for Rome the next year. This rise of power allowed Caesar to achieve one of his greatest accomplishments, the takeover of