In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...

"I came, I saw, I conquered.” These famous words, spoken by Julius Caesar, embody the spirit of bold and decisive action.

Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had ...

The reforms made Caesar incredibly popular among the soldiers and the masses but angered the elites, who feared his absolute power. When Julius Caesar declared himself a dictator for life in 44 ...

The bulk of the credit for standardizing New Year's Day goes to Julius Caesar, who seized absolute power over Rome in 46 B.C., only to find that the mighty empire's calendar was hopelessly broken.

He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns to ... from commoners stating their concerns over Caesar's growing power and influence in Rome. Meanwhile, a soothsayer warns Caesar to beware ...

Many senators had been killed in the civil war that brought Julius Caesar to power in 46 BC: as a result, the Senate was looking a little empty. Caesar increased the number of senators from around ...