Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 B.C. on July 13th. His parents were Gaius Julius and Ariella Caesar. When Caesar was born, the head leader in Rome was Gaius Marius, who was married to Caesar's fathers sister, Julia. This made the two families very close and Caesar destined for power. When Caesar was only 15 or 16 his father died. As a boy, he had a great education by a professor in Rome, Marcus Giphno. Caesar was only 18 years old when he married Cornelia, and a had a daughter named Julia.
In the year 79 B.C., Caesar was awarded a civic crown for saving the life of a citizen in a battle. Ceasar became a lawyer in Rome in 78 B.C and would be know through out his life being a great public speaker.
When Cesar was in his mid-20's, he was captured by pirates and held captive. He befriended the pirates but he jokingly promised he would kill them if he was set free. He was help captive for about a month and when they set him free he turned all the pirates in and had them crucified.
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Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.
Your article is very well done, a good read.
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