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Octavius became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus or Octavian, the son of the great Caesar, and consequently also inherited the loyalty of much of the Roman populace. Octavian, aged only 18 at the time of Caesar's death, proved to have considerable political skills, and while Antony dealt with Decimus Brutus in the first round of the new civil ...
Gaius Julius Caesar [a] (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.
Movements of armies in the Battle of Philippi. The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (of the Second Triumvirate) and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia.
History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday.
A site called Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome, Italy, contains the steps where Julius Caesar was killed more than 2,000 years ago; it is also currently home to about 250 stray cats.. According to ...
Julius Caesar returns to Rome and is dictator for a year. [1] Civil War: August – Julius Caesar leads victory against Pharnaces II of Pontus and at the Battle of Zela. [1] August – Julius Caesar quells a mutiny of his veterans in Rome. October – Caesar's invasion of Africa, against Metellus Scipio and Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant ...
Following Pompey's defeat and subsequent assassination in 48 BC during the Great Roman Civil War (49–45 BC), Caesar used the theatre to celebrate the triumph over Pompey's forces in Africa. The theatre itself was the site of Caesar's assassination. At the time, the Roman Senate had been using various venues to conduct business, as the Senate ...
Caecilius Bucilianus, [1] [2] also spelled Bucolianus, [3] was a Roman senator who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BCE. [1] [4] Along with Marcus Junius Brutus, Publius Servilius Casca, and others, Bucilianus attacked Caesar during a meeting of the Senate in Rome. [5] He struck Caesar either in the back [5] or the back ...