The Life of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was born on July 13th 100 BC

100 BCE

Julius Caesar's father dies

85 BCE

At just 16 his life changed abruptly. His father passed away and Julius suddenly became the head of his family.

Julius Caesar enlists in the army

81 BCE

Julius enlisted in the army where he fought in distant Turkey. Julius served in the army with great prominence and received the civic crown as a reward for his heroic acts.

Julius Caesar's rival (Cornelius Sulla) dies

78 BCE

In 78 BC Julius received that his rival Cornelius Sulla had died suddenly. For Julius Caesar that meant a chance to come home.

Julius Caesar returns home to Rome

78 BCE

After Sulla's death and fulfilling his contract in the army Julius Caesar returned home.

Julius Caesar travels across the Aegean Sea and is attacked by Pirates

75 BCE

When Julius Caesar was 25 planning on crossing the Aegean Sea in route to Rhodes to study philosophy and oratory. His vessel was attacked by Pirates and the largest of the crew was killed. The few survivors were captured to be sold as slaves. Julius was kept as a prisoner on the pirate ship however once the pirates found out that Julius was apart of a wealthy family, they demanded a lot of money to free him. Julius was eventually set free and once he was he was out for revenge.

Julius Caesar returns to Rome

69 BCE

After spending some time assembling a team of sailors and warriors to help him defeat the pirates who kidnapped him Julius Caesar returned to Rome in 69 BC, that year he began his political career.

Julius Caesar's wife dies

69 BCE

Julius Caesar is elected consul

60 BCE

In 60 BC Julius was elected console and obtained great authority in the city of Rome. It was to the point that he could even be immune from the laws of the city and be acquitted of any criminal charge.

Julius Caesar marries Calpurnia

60 BCE

Julius married Calpurnia who would be his wife for the rest of his life.

The Triumvirate alliance is formed

60 BCE

He created an alliance known as the first triumvirate. In which the three most powerful men in Rome would work together to rule Rome. This alliance was between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

Julius Caesar marches towards Gaul planning to conquer it

58 BCE

In April 58 BC Caesar marched towards Gaul in command of 4 legions, some 24 thousand soldiers.

The battle of Bibracte

58 BCE

The battle of Bibracte- The Roman legions won the battle. The Helvetians (the Roman’s enemy) surrendered. Julius allowed many of them to be freed, provided they returned to their lands and agreed to work the crops to feed the legions.

Battle of Vosges

58 BCE

Soon after Caesar and his legions fought the Geranic tribe of the Suevi in the Battle of Vosges and achieved another major victory.

Gaul is almost completely conquered by Julius Caesar

55 BCE

After suffocating a rebellion by the Belgian tribe in 55 BC Gaul had been almost completely conquered by Julius.

Julius pays off his debt to Crassus

55 BCE

That year Julius had accumulated enough wealth to pay his debt to Crassus and had enough to live in peace.

Julius Caesar arrives in Great Britain

53 BCE

Julius wanted to cross the sea and reach Great Britain. In 54 BC Julius finally arrived in Great Britain. Julius spent over a year in Great Britain warring and subduing the numerous tribes of that territory.

The siege of Alesia

52 BCE

This battle was Julius Caesar and his army vs Vercingetorix and his army. The Roman legions won the battle as after Vercingetorix witnessed the Roman legions great victory of defeating a great number of enemies, Vercingetorix surrendered to Julius.
Julius had officially performed the incredible feat of conquering Gaul.

Battle of Carrhae

52 BCE

Marcus Crassus had Julius’s legions defeated during the dismal battle of Carrhae, where the Romans encountered the powerful army of the Parthian Empire. Crassus perished in this battle.

The triumvirate Alliance is broken

52 BCE

Because of the results of the Battle of Carrhae and Crassus's death the triumvirate Alliance was broken, allowing general Pompey to take political control of Rome.

Julius Caesar and his legions are declared enemies of Rome by Pompey

49 BCE

In the year 49 BC Julius Caesar and his legions were declared enemies of Rome. An event that has been recorded in history as the second civil war of the Roman Republic. In order to return home Julius would have to attack his own city.

The battle of Pharsalus

48 BCE

On August 9th 48 BC the battle of Pharsalus was fought in the region of Thessaly in central Greece. Caesar’s legions managed to withstand the enemy calvary and outflank the infantry, gaining total control of the battle. Pompey was defeated and had to withdraw as quickly as possible. Pompey fled to Egypt.

Pompey is killed

48 BCE

Pompey was attacked and killed as soon as he set foot on Egyptian soil (28th of September 48 BC)

Julius Caesar is elected to the position of dictator

48 BCE

Julius Caesar was elected to the position of dictator, the most powerful role in the Roman republic. Julius would remain in office for 1 year.

Egypt is going through a civil war

48 BCE

In 48 BC Egypt was going through a civil war. Cleopatra wanted to claim the royal throne from Ptolemy, her younger brother.

Julius and Cleopatra become lovers

48 BCE

Julius and Cleopatra became lovers.

the battle of Dura Giyam

48 BCE

In 48 BC Julius Caesar and Pompey finally fought their first conflict in the battle of dura qiyam. Which took place in a region in north-western Greece.Much to Caesar’s surprise Pompey had assembled a remarkable army of about 36,000 infantry soldiers and 7000 knights. Julius set up a fortified camp with only 22,000 men. This was nothing short of disastrous for Caesar. With fewer soldiers and having his defenses compromised, Julius had no alternative but to order a total withdrawal.

The siege of Alexandria

Period: 48 BCE to 47 BCE

A sequence of battles was then fought which became known as the siege of Alexandria where Ptolemy was defeated.

The battle of the Nile

47 BCE

Ptolemy drowned in this battle. After this battle Cleopatra took command of Egypt.

The Roman Senate appoints Julius Caesar as perpetual dictator

44 BCE

In 44 BC the Roman Senate appointed Julius Caesar as perpetual dictator. Guaranteeing him the right to hold office for the rest of his life.

Julius is killed

44

On March 15th 44 BC Julius Caesar went to the theater of Pompeii where a session of the Roman Senate would take place. That same day Mark Antony became aware of the plan against Caesar led by Gajus Cassius Longinus. Mark Antony ran to warn him of the impending danger but it was too late. That day Julius Caesar was attacked by 60 senators, being mortally wounded by about 23 dagger wounds. One of the last to do it was his own nephew Marcus Brutus who dealt the fatal blow.