Caesar - People in the Life of Caesar

Caesar encountered the Cilician pirates while still a young man. Read about his stay with them -- as a hostage.

Read about the role of Casca in the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 B.C.

What it must have been like to know this great man! By all accounts, Caesar was a lady's man with appeal to men, as well, and capable of inspiring his soldiers to follow him into an act of treason. Here are some of the important people whose lives were touched by Julius Caesar. In addition to those featured below, here are links to Plutarch and...

In Roman history, three men with the name Brutus stand out. Two were involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Which of these men was supposed to have been Caesar's son?

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.

Plutarch and the question of Caesar's paternity 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.

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 served with Crassus as consul and with Crassus and Caesar as the members of the first triumvirate.

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.

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 was a famous orator and statesman who allied himself with Pompey and then Caesar, and finally 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 (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?

Read the basic data, dates, and family members on Cato.