Caesar - People in the Life of Caesar
Major figures in the life and assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar, including Cleopatra, Pompey, Sulla, and Marius.
Mark Antony
Mark Antony was a soldier and statesman at the end of the Roman Republic renowned for the eulogy he spoke at the funeral of Julius Caesar.
Mark Antony was a soldier and statesman at the end of the Roman Republic renowned for the eulogy he spoke at the funeral of Julius Caesar.
Was Caesar the Father of Brutus?
Plutarch and the question of Caesar's paternity of Brutus.
Plutarch and the question of Caesar's paternity of Brutus.
Plutarch's Lives: Cato the Younger
Cato lived during the time of Caesar and tried to live morally and philosophically, so that when his life was in danger unless he applied to Julius Caesar, he decided to commit suicide in order to keep matters under his own control. This is Plutarch's account of Cato, the uncle of Brutus.
Cato lived during the time of Caesar and tried to live morally and philosophically, so that when his life was in danger unless he applied to Julius Caesar, he decided to commit suicide in order to keep matters under his own control. This is Plutarch's account of Cato, the uncle of Brutus.
Plutarch's Lives: Brutus
Brutus was the nephew of Cato and probably the descendant of the Brutus who expelled the Tarquins. This is Plutarch's account of Brutus who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Plutarch intimates that Brutus could have been a son of Caesar's.
Brutus was the nephew of Cato and probably the descendant of the Brutus who expelled the Tarquins. This is Plutarch's account of Brutus who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Plutarch intimates that Brutus could have been a son of Caesar's.
Pompey the Great
Pompey the Great served with Crassus as consul and with Crassus and Caesar as the members of the first triumvirate.
Pompey the Great served with Crassus as consul and with Crassus and Caesar as the members of the first triumvirate.
Gaius Marius
Marius, who won the Jugurthine War and reformed the army, was embroiled in civil wars yet managed to die of natural causes after having been consul for an unprecedented seven times.
Marius, who won the Jugurthine War and reformed the army, was embroiled in civil wars yet managed to die of natural causes after having been consul for an unprecedented seven times.
Cleopatra - Queen Cleopatra of Egypt
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, the historical queen and last pharaoh of Egypt, whose legend has been retold in countless stories, plays, and movies.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, the historical queen and last pharaoh of Egypt, whose legend has been retold in countless stories, plays, and movies.
Cicero
Cicero was a famous orator and statesman who allied himself with Pompey and then Caesar, and finally Octavian.
Cicero was a famous orator and statesman who allied himself with Pompey and then Caesar, and finally Octavian.
Augustus - Octavian
Augustus, a fascinating and controversial man, may have been the most important figure in Roman history. Through his long life (63 B.C. - A.D. 14) and deeds, the failing Republic was converted to a Principate that endured for centuries.
Augustus, a fascinating and controversial man, may have been the most important figure in Roman history. Through his long life (63 B.C. - A.D. 14) and deeds, the failing Republic was converted to a Principate that endured for centuries.
Relationship Between Caesar and Augustus
Augustus (aka Gaius Octavius or C. Julius Caesar Octavianus) became the first Roman emperor mainly because he had been adopted by Julius Caesar. Caesar is often referred to as Augustus' uncle. What was the exact relationship between Caesar and Augustus?
Augustus (aka Gaius Octavius or C. Julius Caesar Octavianus) became the first Roman emperor mainly because he had been adopted by Julius Caesar. Caesar is often referred to as Augustus' uncle. What was the exact relationship between Caesar and Augustus?