Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. July 13, ca. 100 BC; d. March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gallia Comata extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, introducing Roman influence into what has become modern France, an accomplishment of which direct consequences are visible to this day. In 55 BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of Britain.

References

• The Gallic War, by Julius Caesar; Loeb Classics
• Life of Caesar, by Plutarch; Oxford Classics
• The Twelve Caesars – Julius Caesar, by Suetonius; Penguin Classics
• {{note|kingnico}} Suetonius 1.49; 1:65-69
• {{note|markscharge}} Suetonius 2.68, 71; 1:229, 233