Life of Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar Octavian Augustus was born on 12 July 100 BC He was born in Rome to Gaius and Aurelia Caesar. His family was Roman aristocrats but was far from rich. The birth of Julius Caesar marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. When Caesar was sixteen, his father, Gaius Caesar, died. After his father's death, Julius Caesar became very close to his mother, Aurelia. Giulio then married Cornelia, daughter of a nobleman. Sulla, the leader of Rome, ordered Caesar to divorce Cornelia, but he refused and fled to the army (television). This was the beginning of Julius Caesar's rise to power. From the time Julius Caesar joined the army to when he conquered Gaul and Spain to when he became dictator, it shows and demonstrates why he was arguably the greatest military general of all time. When Julius Caesar first joined the army, he served in the province of Asia and later served in Cilicia (Television). Since Caesar was part of an aristocratic family, he began as a military assistant to a provincial governor (Julius Caesar). He proved himself to be an important soldier, even receiving an honor for saving a soldier's life in a battle. During his time as a soldier, Caesar was successful and decided to return to Rome and become an orator, a modern lawyer. In Rome, Caesar was elected military tribune and married Pompeia after the death of his wife Cornelia. Growing in importance in Rome, Caesar had enough prestige to support Pompey for a general. While Caesar helped Pompey, he befriended the richest man in Rome, Crassus. Crassus helped Caesar win the election for the position of Chief Priest in 63 BC. In 62 BC he was elected praetor (Ancient Hi...... center of the card ......this led to the death of Caesar On March 15, 44 BC, the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated by conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius, some of the other conspirators included Casca, Trebonius and Metellus Cimbrius Caesar was stabbed twenty-three times and died at the base of the statue of Pompey (Ancient History Encyclopedia) With Caesar's death he put an end to his reign and his life (Television) Mark Antony took the side of the Roman plebeians against the conspirators and, as an ally, of Octavian, defeated the forces of Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC (Encyclopedia of Ancient History). Roman Empire. His victory in the civil war replaced a republic, governed by the consuls and consuls. The Senate, with an empire, governed by the emperors and their heirs, Julius Caesar began a new era for Rome (PBS).