There are very few people in the world who are capable of being renowned for comparison with Guy Julius Caesar, one of the rulers of ancient Rome. His life still stirs the minds of historians and archaeologists, and the rule of Caesar was marked by the most important historical events. Who was he more – a wise ruler or an inexorable dictator? Perhaps only his contemporaries could answer this question.
The salad of the same name has nothing to do with Guy Julius Caesar. Salad got its name in honor of the man who invented it – a Mexican named Caesar. The royal titles “Kaiser” (Germany) and “king” (Slavic countries) are formed on behalf of “Caesar”. The great commander, politician and diplomat was also a talented writer. His books are considered classics of ancient Roman literature. The month “July” also got its name in honor of his name – “Julius”. Caesar really wore a laurel wreath, as he began to lose hair, and did not want to show his bald head to anyone. It was he who introduced the leap year. The system is preserved in our time.
It is reliably known that the great pontiff suffered from epileptic seizures, like other conqueror of ancient times – Alexander the Great. In his youth, the future ruler was captured by pirates. They wanted to ask for a ransom of twenty gold talents for him, but Caesar declared that it was insulting and he was worth no less than fifty. When the ransom was paid, he was released. He took the ships of his uncle, overtook the kidnappers and destroyed them. Caesar was famous for being able to do several things at once. Judging by the testimony of historians, and really knew how. In his campaigns, while still a military leader, not a ruler, Caesar achieved significant success. In particular, he conquered the territory of modern Egypt. After a successful campaign to conquer Britain, Caesar returned to Rome, where, as a result of a coup d’état, he came to power.
He was married three times. At the same time, he did not leave descendants after himself, since, as his only illegitimate son, he himself died at the age of 17, leaving no children behind. The famous phrase “I came, I saw, I won” Caesar said during the conquest of the lands of modern Turkey. Guy Julius Caesar never wore the imperial title. He was a consul, and after seizing power, he appointed himself a lifelong dictator. When he feared to succumb to anger, Caesar read the Latin alphabet from memory before he began to speak. Caesar was killed as a result of a conspiracy in which his adopted son Marc Junius Brut participated. It was then that when he saw him, he said the famous “And you, Brutus! ..” and, according to Plutarch, he ceased to resist his murderers.
The conspirators inflicted 29 wounds to the dictator, after which his body was burned on the forum, using benches and tables for the fire, borrowed from the shopkeepers. According to Caesar’s testament, which was promulgated, his nephew Octavius received 75% of his fortune, the gardens over the Tiber River were relegated to public use, and every Roman received a sum of 300 sesterces — big money. On the day of Caesar’s murder, shortly after his death, an extremely bright comet flew across the sky. People claimed that it was his soul. After the death of the dictator, Octavius, who became the ruler, took the same name for himself Guy Julius Caesar. However, he still entered the story under the name of Octavian.
