What are 15 facts about Julius Caesar?

Answer 1

1. He was born by Caesarean section, which was named for him.

2. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar. He was a member of the Julius family, Caesar branch.

3. He conquered Britain and said "Veni, Vedi, Vici", which means, "I came, I saw, I conquered"

4. He conquered Gaul, defeating the Gaulish hero Vercingetorix.

5. He wrote a book about his Gaulish campaign which is the best source of information about Druids.

6. He divorced his first wife, saying, "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion" She wasn't, so he divorced her. He was married three times.

7. His revised calendar was used for 1500 years, and with the revision of one day every hundred years, is still used now.

8. He was bald.

9. He had an affair with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra and fathered a son on her called Caesarion.

10. He formed a triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus.

11. He was ordered by the Senate to disband his army in Gaul and return to Rome. In particular he was not to cross the River Rubicon with his army. He crossed it anyway, saying "alea iacta est" or "the die is cast". "Crossing the Rubicon" still means making an irrevocable decision.

12. He adopted his great-nephew Octavian as his heir, having only had one legitimate child, a daughter, who died in childbirth.

13. He was appointed consul five times and dictator four times, the last time for life. He was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC by a group of conspirators including his friend and protege Marcus Brutus.

14. His death is the subject of a play by William Shakespeare.

15. He had nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of the Caesar salad.