Julius Caesar, a man born around 12-13 100 BC, was considered the beginning of a new legacy in the history of Rome. Participating in several wars, becoming dictator after forming multiple military alliances, until being assassinated on the Ides of March, Julius Caesar was a popular and politically flexible leader of the Roman Empire. (Biography of Julius Caesar, April 23, 2014) Although the exact date of Caesar's birth has never been confirmed, he was born and raised by his mother, Aurelia, and his father, Gaius Julius Caesar. (Julius Caesar: Historical Background, April 23, 2014) Around 85 BC, Julius Caesar's father had died. A few years later, when Caesar was 18, he married the daughter of a member of Rome's popular faction. Her name was Cornelia. She eventually became pregnant with Julius and had a daughter who they named Julia. Julius was ordered to divorce Cornelia by the Roman dictator of that time, named Sulla. As Julius refused, Sulla placed him on Rome's execution list but was exempted after a few years. (Julius Caesar: Historical Context, April 23, 2014) Caesar had fled Sulla's request, which marked the beginning of his military career. In the army he served first in a province in Asia, then in a province in Cilicia. By this time, Sulla had already experienced death, which allowed Caesar to return to his hometown of Rome. Beginning a political career, he went to Rhodes where he was kidnapped by pirates. Just as he outwitted the pirates, he was able to build his own naval force in which he captured the pirates and killed them. In 74 BC, Caesar assembled his own private army and successfully fought an enemy of Rome who had declared war on them. Mithradat...... middle of paper ......tion of Italy. April 23, 2014. • Milani-Santarpia, Giovanni. “Ancient Roman Inventions.” April 23, 2014 .• “The unique history of Rome”. April 24, 2014 • “Chronology of the Roman Empire”. April 24, 2014 .• Chris Trueman “The Roman Empire.” April 24, 2014• Andrea Thompson. “The Actual Population of Ancient Rome Revealed.” » April 24, 2014 • “Ancient Roman sites”. April 24, 2014 • Evan Andrews. “8 reasons why Rome fell.” April 23. 2014