Julius Caesar. Upon hearing this name, everyone instantly remembers the famous play by William Shakespeare based on the life of Julius Caesar. The man who was famous for his lines - "I came, I saw, I conquered.”Even though the real Julius Caesar was not exactly as the Shakespearean Julius Caesar.
Gaius Julius Caesar(short - Julius Caesar). He was born to Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder (proconsul of Asia in 90s BC) and Aurelia Cotta on July 12/13, 100 BCE in Rome and died on March 15, 44 BCE. He is described by Roman historian, Suetonius as "tall of stature with a fair complexion, shapely limbs, a somewhat full face, and keen black eyes". He was a popular leader of the Roman Republic. He was assassinated by political rivals on the Ides of March (the 15th), 44 BC by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus.
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His two known children are Caesarion and Julia Caesaris. Several others like Brutus are also rumored to be his children.
There are several historical records that show that there existed a man named Julius Caesar.
An important contemporary of Julius was Marcus Tullius Cicero(governor of Cilicia). Initially, he had sided with the Roman Emperor Pompey but was later pardoned by Caesar. He was an eye witness to Caesar's murder, though it is not clear whether he was a part of the conspiracy. There are about 900 preserved letters which belonged to Cicero and are about correspondence both about and with Caesar.
Tranquillus Suetonius wrote Lives of the Twelve Caesars. He is described as the most famous biographer of Caesar.
Pollio was an ally of Caesar and also the founder of the first public library in