Essays on Julius Caesar

Throughout history there have been many rulers. Julius Caesar is by far one of the most famous Roman rulers. His power was superior to most in his time. Many historians researched and studied Caesar’s life overall. They studied how he was born, where he was born and much more. Julius Caesar was immortalized in Shakespeare's play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. Caesar is still significant today because of the life he lived. Julius Caesar’s early life, love life, and time of assassination all provide entertainment that has lasted throughout time. Caesar is a historical figure the will continue to endure because of his life.

According to “Ancient Rome” Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC into a patrician family known as Julia and son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas. Caesar was also supposedly the son of the goddess Venus. His father died when he was just 16 leaving Caesar as the head of the household. At the age of seventeen he had married Cornelia, the daughter of a powerful politician in Rome. Caesar ended up finding himself in the middle of a power struggle between two factions in the government. The current dictator of Ancient Rome during Caesar’s time name was Sulla which was enemies with both Caesar's uncle Marius and Caesar's father in-law Cinna. Caesar joined the army to attempt to avoid Sulla and his allies. Eventually Sulla died and Caesar returned home as a military hero because of serving his duties well. He began to quickly rise among the ranks in the Roman Government. He made allies with powerful men such as the general Pompey the Great and the wealthy Crassus. Caesar was a really good speaker and that made the people of Rome loved him. All and all Caesars early life was quite hectic but eventually ran smoother as time went on (Ancient Rome).

According to “How the Light of the Wives of Julius Caesar Was Dimmed by an Egyptian Lover” Julius Caesar ended up having a total of 3 wives in his lifetime. Caesar and Cornelia married in the year 83 BC. In the beginning, this marriage was seen as a key to the doors of success in Caesar's career However, with time this beautiful and loving woman became much more than just a political alliance. She was about 3-5 years younger than her husband and it seems that their marriage was very suitable for both of them. It was not often that Caesar was prepared to sacrifice his career for a personal relationship. Instead he ended up refusing to leave Cornelia after she commanded him to do so and did not care about the consequences. Cornelia gave Caesar his greatest treasure which was his first daughter whom was born 76 BC. His wife’s death during childbirth in 69 BC and their baby boy also died during the awful event and became one of the most traumatic moments in Caesarś life that devastated him. Two years after the death of his beloved wife he decided to go with what sulla suggested. Caesar married Sulla’s supporter´s granddaughter. Pompeia wasn't a good wife for Caesar and their marriage ended quickly and with a huge scandal. About a year after becoming Caesar’s wife, Pompeia hosted a Bona Dea festival. It was a celebration related to fertility and chastity in women. That made so no man was allowed to attend the private ceremonies. Unfortunately a young man named Publius Clodius Pulcher tried to use this celebration to see the women and seduce Pompeia. He was caught, but there was no evidence that Pompeia betrayed her husband. Caesar ended up deciding to divorce her. He famously explained that his wife “must be above suspicion”(Klimczak). According to “Ancient Rome” After awhile Caesar became more focused on politics and war than women. He went to the Iberian Peninsula and conquered new lands which helped him improve his career and gain more of the senators respect. But in the near future a new woman appeared in his house in 59 BC. Calpurnia became Caesar’s third and last wife in 59 BC. Calpurnia was born in 75 BC, so she was young enough that she could have been Caesar’s daughter which wasn ́t strange at that time period unlike nowadays in which it would be very weird. Calpurnia was very interested in studying different themes such as history, literature, etc. She was shy, humble, and smart. As time went the couple undoubtedly created a strong bond. Calpurnia was very supportive of her Caesar and a person who was faithful and worthy of trust. Calpurnia was young but also full of wisdom. She was much more unique and different from most of the people in Caesar's life. He enabled her the ability to make all of her scientific ambitions come true and he took care of her future in case of his death as well. Cleopatra VII appeared in Caesar’s life in 48 BC. He was charmed by her and perhaps fell in love with the exotic and unique woman (Klimczak) Calpurnia was probably not jealous but most likely she was upset with the situation due to being very faithful and loyal. In the end Caesar had a total of 3 wives. Some say that Caesar did attempt to make Cleopatra VII his fourth wife however that theory did not have enough evidence to become a true statement.

According to “The Death of Caesar: Do We Know the Whole Story” near the end of Caesar’s life had an unexpected turn of events. On March 15, 44 BC, in Rome Caesar attended a senate meeting. Unaware of the more than sixty conspirators were waiting for him there with their daggers ready. Decimus was far too wary of this whole plot to kill Caesar, as if he was one of the brains of it all, and his actions that morning were about to change the course of history. Despite this, most historians have traditionally cast Brutus and Cassius as the brains behind the conspiracy. However later on historians find the earliest surviving and quite detailed source for Caesar’s assassination happened to end up on making Decimus the leader of the conspiracy. Caesar’s most famous last words are “Et tu Brute?” translates to “Even you Brutus?” This famous quote from Caesar was his last and final words. Brutus and Caesar was quite close, Caesar thought of Brutus as a noble and a good friend. Unfortunately, as everybody stabbed Caesar, Brutus was the final one to lay one blow and betrayed him.

Julius Caesar’s early life, love life, and time of assassination all provide entertainment that has lasted throughout time. Caesar is one of the most famous and well known Roman generals to ever live. Starting from his early life forced to grow up faster do to his father’s death at the age of 16. Marrying his first wife at the age 17 only to lose his second child that died during birthing alongside his first wife which devastated Caesar. A year later ended up marrying another woman which ended quickly. Caesar’s last wife was probably the most faithful and loyal of all of them. Sadly Caesar fell in love with Cleopatra VII but never marrying her. He rose through ranks to the top. Unfortunately he had a brutal end with many people betraying him. Caesar died to one of his best friends Brutas and died with 23 Stab wounds. Caesar is still prominent today mainly due to the fact he strengthened the economy of Rome overall and dastrically helped it in all sorts of ways despite his brutal death.