Julius Caesar was born in July 100 BCE in Rome. A Roman general, statesman and writer, Caesar rose through the political offices of the Republic and conquered Gaul in the 50s BCE, an achievement he recorded in his Commentaries. When the Senate ordered him to give up his command, he crossed the Rubicon with his army in 49 BCE, starting a civil war in which he defeated Pompey and his other opponents. As dictator he carried out reforms, including the Julian calendar, and was named dictator for life. A group of senators, who feared he intended to make himself king, assassinated him on the Ides of March in 44 BCE. His death led to more civil wars and to the rise of his heir Augustus.
Before and after
- 3 January 106 BCEBirth of Cicero
- 104 BCEEstablishment of Qumran
- 2nd century BCEOrigins of Vienna
- c. 100 BCEEruption of Okmok
- July 100 BCEBirth of Julius Caesar
- c. 90s BCEPublication of Records of the Grand Historian
- from 91 BCE to 88 BCESocial War of 91-87 BCE
- from 88 BCE to 63 BCEMithridatic Wars
- from September 87 BCE to March 86 BCESiege of Athens
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- 293 CEDiocletian establishes the Tetrarchy
- 17 January 395 CEThe Roman Empire is permanently divided
The era
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