Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar, a well-known Roman military pioneer and government figure, is not only well-known in Italy but was also one of the most renowned people in history.

Julius Caesar born around 100 AD at Rome and died there in 44 AD. He was a Roman general, author, and lawmaker. He gained widespread praise for leading the Roman armies in their conquest of Gaul (a region that includes much of modern-day France as well as portions of Belgium, Germany, and Italy) as a political genius and strategist.

He made major political and social changes that are still evident today and played a crucial role in the rise of the Roman Empire. For instance, the Julian calendar that Caesar introduced became popular during the Roman era. The schedule provided the foundation for the Gregorian calendar that is still in use today.

Decisively and permanently, Caesar altered the trajectory of Greco-Roman history. The majority of the names of the Greco-Roman society's great men are obscure to the typical educated modern person because the society has been extinct for so long. But throughout the Christian and Islamic worlds, people continue to mention Caesar and Alexander. Even those who are unfamiliar with Caesar as a historical figure are aware of his family name as a designation for a ruler who is in some way uniquely dominant or paramount—the meaning of Kaiser in German, tsar in Slavic languages, and qayar in Islamic languages.