Julius Caesar was one of the most powerful men in Ancient Roman Times, and he is still historically important due to his adventures and writings about him and his own literature. Caesar was born as Gaius Julius Caesar on July 13th, in the year 100 B.C to his father, Gaius Julius Caesar (the Elder) and his mother, Aurelia. His father’s side of the family (the Julian family) were thought to be descendants to Ascanius (also known as Julus), who was the grandson of Venus. Rome during this time (around 100 B.C.) was the classic rich vs poor culture diversion. What I mean by “culture diversion” is that a wealthy Roman would have a different lifestyle then a poor Roman. If you were rich and/or powerful during this time, you would live in a large estate, with servants serving you left and right, and be exposed to different cultures, like Middle Eastern …show more content…
During these thirty eight days, Caesar made himself known within the Pirate gang, while entertaining himself (and the pirates) with speeches and poetry that he wrote. Caesar would commonly diss the pirates in his literature by treating to kill them in (in a playful, but still serious tone) and call them “illiterate savages”, surprisingly, the pirates never thought he was serious. Caesar was eventually let free after a ransom being payed. Not long after the pirate kidnapping, Caesar became the power- enriched consul of Rome in 60 B.C. Strict is an understatement when it came to Caesar’s rulings. If anyone tried to go against Caesars’ ideas or proposals, they would be either sent to jail or kicked out of the senate building. Not only was he a strong consul, he was a strong military leader. One of his best military works was when he conquered Gaul, this attack has made Caesar one of the best generals known to