In order to become the man we remember today, Caesar spent eight years exploring the outer limits of the known world and conquering Gaul. With it his legacy of power and conquest live on. Whether pronounced Kaiser, Qaysar or Tsar, Caesar’s name has endured for more than two thousand years, and Every subsequent emperor of Rome followed his lead and took the name Caesar, whether or not they were his descendant.Įven after the Roman Empire fell, Caesar’s name lived on in the titles of new rulers spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asian continent. In 27 BCE, Octavian was declared princeps and used his adoptive father’s name as a title to become Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus (Emperor Augustus, son of the divine Caesar).
In the years after his death, Caesar’s great-nephew (and later adopted son) Octavian ensured that his uncle’s name would live forever by quashing the last of Caesar’s opponents to become the first emperor of Rome. This winning combination allowed him to craft a position for himself that changed his world and the world around him, and established an enduring legacy which lasted for millennia. He was clever enough to ensure he was popular with the people and fortunate enough to be born a member of the Roman elite. Caesar was an intelligent, ambitious and charismatic man. Throughout his life, Caesar did not simply seize opportunities that presented themselves he also created his own opportunities and forged his own path to power and glory. By the time he died, Rome was ruled by Caesar and he had started a chain reaction that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the instigation of imperial rulership. When he was born, Rome was ruled by a senate composed of the patrician elite. During his lifetime, Julius Caesar changed his world. After his death, that month was named ‘July’ in his honour and the Rome into which he was born was transformed forever. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on the 12th Quintilis 100 BCE (Before the Common Era). Felicísimo, Archaeological Museum, Turin, Italy, Wikimedia Commons The Tusculum portrait, possibly the only surviving sculpture of Caesar made during his lifetime.
Posterity will be staggered to hear and read of the military commands you have held and the provinces you have ruled … battles without number, fabulous victories, monuments and shows and triumphs. Rhiannon Evans (right)Įvans: Senior Lecturer, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Vincenzo Camuccini’s depiction of the death of Julius Caesar / Getty Images, Creative CommonsĬaesar made politics and power his life’s ambition.īy Dr.
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