Gaius Julius Caesar is known as a brilliant military leader, politician and writer. He was born in 100 BC of an aristocratic family. Yet, when he entered politics, he did not join the party of the nobles, but the party of the people.
His career soon took flight and he fulfilled the customary offices. In 60 BC he met with great opposition when he made himself available for the highest office of consul.
To overcome this obstacle he formed an alliance with Pompey and Crassus, called the 'first triumvirate'.
From 59 BC he conquered Gaul and sent expeditions to Germany and Britain, which he described in his book 'On the Gallic War'.
In 44 BC Caesar died at the hands of a conspiracy led by some of his former friends.
