Caesar likely returned to Rome after Sulla’s death circa 79 BCE (another account states Caesar, with the help of his influential friends, eventually convinced Sulla to be allowed to return).īack in Rome, Caesar and Cornelia had a daughter, Julia Caesaris, in 76 BCE. The young Roman refused and escaped by serving in the military, first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce his wife or risk losing his property. Caesar’s marriage to Cornelia drew the ire of the Roman dictator Sulla, as Cornelia’s father was Sulla’s political rival. In 84 BCE, Caesar married Cornelia, the daughter of a nobleman. Around the time of his father’s death, Caesar made a concerted effort to establish key alliances with the country’s nobility, with whom he was well-connected. He remained close to his mother, Aurelia. When he was 16, his father, an important regional governor in Asia also named Gaius Julius Caesar, died. Little is known of Caesar’s early years, but during his youth an element of instability dominated the Roman Republic, which had discredited its nobility and seemed unable to handle its considerable size and influence. SPOUSE: Cornelia (84–69 BCE), Pompeia (67–62 BCE), Calpurnia (59–44 BCE)īorn Gaius Julius Caesar on July 12, 100 BCE, Caesar hailed from Roman aristocrats, though his family was far from rich. After several alliances and military victories, he became dictator of the Roman Empire, a rule that lasted for just one year before his death in 44 BCE. By age 31, Caesar had fought in several wars and become involved in Roman politics. Allegedly a descendant of Trojan prince Aeneas, Caesar’s birth marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. Julius Caesar was a leader of ancient Rome who significantly transformed what became known as the Roman Empire by greatly expanding its geographic reach and establishing its imperial system.
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