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# Julius Caesar
# Julius Caesar
## Overview
Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose conquest of Gaul and crossing of the Rubicon precipitated the end of the Roman Republic.
## Key Facts
- Born: 100 BCE, Rome
- Died: 15 March 44 BCE, Rome (assassinated)
- Offices: Consul (59 BCE), Dictator perpetuo (44 BCE)
- Military: Conquered Gaul (58–50 BCE)
## Major Events
- Gallic Wars (58–50 BCE): Conquered Gaul, invaded Britain [^1]
- First Triumvirate: Alliance with Pompey and Crassus (60 BCE)
- Crossing the Rubicon (49 BCE): Triggered civil war against Pompey
- Battle of Pharsalus (48 BCE): Defeated Pompey
- Appointed dictator perpetuo (February 44 BCE)
- Assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March 44 BCE) by Brutus, Cassius, and other senators [^2]
## Legacy
- Julian calendar reform (46 BCE)
- Granted citizenship to many provincials
- His adopted heir Octavian became Augustus, first Roman emperor
- Month of July named after him
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[^1]: Caesar, *Commentarii de Bello Gallico*
[^2]: Goldsworthy, A. *Caesar: Life of a Colossus* (Yale, 2006)
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