The Life and Political Career of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar is known as one of the greatest military minds of all time, he is also given credit for laying out the foundation of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar is thought to been have born around 100 B.C. His family was a senatorial, patrician family. His uncle was actually another famous Roman general, Marius.
When he was sixteen his father Marius had past away and Julius Caesars life became quite difficult, however he turned everything around and began to campaign and successfully received the title of consulship around 60 B.C. During that time he began a relationship with two of Rome’s most important figures Crassus and Pompey “The Great”. Together they were able to control Rome and were …show more content…
In 69 B.C his wife, Cornelia passed away however two years later he married a relative of Pompey named Pompeia. Unfortunately, they divorced just a few years later. Even through out these difficult trials and obstacles, Julius Caesars military life still prospered. In 61-60 B.C he took the role as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Furthermore, with his relationship with Pompey he was also able to get elected as consul in 59 B.C. As Julius Caesar continued his rise to power he also began a close relationship with Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus was another Roman General and thought to be one of the wealthiest men in Roman history. Although Caesars and Crassus’s relationship was growing, a bit of rivalry began to arise between Crassus and Pompey. However, Caesar a great negotiator was able to convince them both that they would work out better as allies rather than enemies. One of Caesar’s most controversial steps was when he attempted to pay Pompey’s soldiers in return for public lands and even though this move was very controversial he eventually got what he wanted. Shortly after he began to govern Gaul or what is now known as France and Belgium where he started to build a large military. Even while his was governing Gaul he was able to maintain his political position is
When he was sixteen his father Marius had past away and Julius Caesars life became quite difficult, however he turned everything around and began to campaign and successfully received the title of consulship around 60 B.C. During that time he began a relationship with two of Rome’s most important figures Crassus and Pompey “The Great”. Together they were able to control Rome and were …show more content…
In 69 B.C his wife, Cornelia passed away however two years later he married a relative of Pompey named Pompeia. Unfortunately, they divorced just a few years later. Even through out these difficult trials and obstacles, Julius Caesars military life still prospered. In 61-60 B.C he took the role as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Furthermore, with his relationship with Pompey he was also able to get elected as consul in 59 B.C. As Julius Caesar continued his rise to power he also began a close relationship with Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus was another Roman General and thought to be one of the wealthiest men in Roman history. Although Caesars and Crassus’s relationship was growing, a bit of rivalry began to arise between Crassus and Pompey. However, Caesar a great negotiator was able to convince them both that they would work out better as allies rather than enemies. One of Caesar’s most controversial steps was when he attempted to pay Pompey’s soldiers in return for public lands and even though this move was very controversial he eventually got what he wanted. Shortly after he began to govern Gaul or what is now known as France and Belgium where he started to build a large military. Even while his was governing Gaul he was able to maintain his political position is