Galius Julius Caesar: The Father Of The Roman Empire

Galius Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC into a noble, senatorial family. He became an officer in the Roman Army, like most other upper-class young men. ()When Caesar was twenty-five he was captured by pirates and put up for ransom. When his family paid the ransom he was furious that he was treated that way and eventually came back with his friends to kill the pirates. Julius Caesar gradually progressed through the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar made a deal with Pompey the Great and Crassus, whom had helped him to get chosen as consul in 59 BC. They agreed to control Rome together equally They became the First Triumvirate and ruled Rome throughout the 50’s BC until Crassus died in 53 BC. Caesar conquered many places in the Mediterranean in his life time including Gaul, which is modern France, and Spain. He even attempted to overpower Britain.() …show more content…
Caesar had three children, Augustus, who eventually became the first Roman Emperor, Caeserion, and Julia Caesaris. Caesar also had three known affairs, one of them being Cleopatra of Egypt. During a time period, Pompey and Caesar were in several battles against eachother and Pompey eventually fled to Egypt. Ptolemy(), Cleopatra’s husband, was concerned that Caesar would invade Egypt so he beheaded and sent the head of Pompey to Caesar. Caesar was appalled by this act and seized the Egyptian Capital. Caesar had a secret affair with the queen Cleopatra, whom gave birth to his son