The Life of Julius CaesarJulius Caesar is and was one of the most influential people in history. He created laws, blocked wars, and developed new leadership and battle strategies. “Caesar is widely considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world (Julius Caesar, p. 1).” He transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire and expanded his territory across Gaul to the Atlantic Ocean, while waging a civil war and being proclaimed dictator for life. Julius Caesar was born in Rome into a patrician family. It is assumed that he was born by cesarean section, hence his namesake, although the modern historian believes this to be highly unlikely. Caesar was not born into a wealthy, albeit noble, family as many people would have thought. His father was Gaius Julius Caesar and his mother was Aurelia Cotta, he also had an older sister named Julia. Although this changed over time when his aunt married Gauis Marius who later became the richest man in Rome. Marius started a civil war as a radical reformist against Lucius Sulla. During this war, Marius and Julius' father died of illness, leaving Julius a lot of money and property in their various wills. During this time, Julius also married Cornelia, daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, who was Marius' greatest supporter and also Sulla's enemy. When the war ended in 85 BC, Caesar found himself in an extremely poor position as an enemy of the new dictator. For this reason, he fled with his family, out of Sulla's reach. Sulla later forgave Caesar and his family and allowed him to return to Rome. " In a prophetic moment, Sulla is said to have commented on the dangers of letting ...... middle of paper ...... against him. Led by Brutus, believed to be Caesar's son, the senators hatched a plan by luring Caesar into a room to sign a petition, then stabbing him when his back was turned. The plan worked perfectly with an accused 60 men involved. His last words are not really known, but many believe. that they are “Tu”. quoque, Brute, fili mi” (“You too, brutus, my son?”). After the death of Caesar, Rome enters a dark era where Marc Antony and Octavian, Caesar's allies, start a civil war against the senators. Ultimately, Julius Caesar was one of the greatest leaders of all time, he practically shaped the world he lived in with his great judgment. He was even so loved by his people that they named him a Roman god two years after his death. modern leaders should refer to its principles when faced with a difficult decision.