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Essay Archive - Julius Caesar Biography
Julius Caesar Biography
Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC on the 13th day of Quintilis,
which we now call July in honor of him. He belonged to a powerful family
because Caesar's father's sister married Gaius Marius, the leading man in
Rome at the time.
Caesar's father, Gaius, reached the post praetor, an official in
charge of judicial matters, but did not go on to the highest post of consul,
or chief executive. Caesar's mother, Aurelia, had two daughters besides
Caesar. Women couldn't participate in government so obviously she did not.
She could, though, speak....
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