In a traditional pack of playing cards the King of Diamonds is meant to represent Julius Caesar.The Roman Republic had become the Roman Empire.
Augustus Caesar became Rome’s first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC to 14 AD.
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR IS SERIES
Following his death, Caesar’s loyal supporter, Mark Anthony and Caesar’s named heir, Octavian (later Augustus Caesar) successfully fought a series of civil wars.He was apparently stabbed more than 20 times.
In 44 BC Caesar was assassinated by a large group of Roman Senators. Julius Caesar’s face was depicted on Roman coins. As dictator he could veto the Senate, he controlled the armies of Rome and he was the first Roman to be officially deified (given the status of a god). Only his writings on his military conquests survive today, but he also wrote different forms, including poetry. Caesar was a brilliant speaker and he was prolific writer. The third woman that he had an affair with was the queen of Mauritania. Then, he was also involved with Servilla Caepiones, who just happened to be the mother of Brutus, one of the people who would assassinate him later on in life. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar could not ever get married because she was Egyptian, and he was Roman, and under Roman law, only Roman citizens could get married to each other. The first was Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, with whom he had a son called Caesarion. Julius Caesar is known to have been involved with three other women in his lifetime. He got married for the third time, to Calpurnia Pisonis in 59 BC, and remained married to her until his death. Then, in 67 BC, he got married to Pompeia, whom he divorced 6 years later, in 61 BCE. His first marriage was to Cornelia Cinnilla from 83 BC until she died while giving birth in either 69 or 68 BC. A civil war took place and Julius Caesar gained control of Rome. Caesar disobeyed the order and crossed the Rubicon river with his army. Julius Caesar was ordered by the Senate to give up control of the military. Following the death of Crassus, Pompey moved away from Caesar and supported the Senate. Cato the Younger and Cicero opposed them. Caesar formed and alliance with Pompey and Crassus, gaining support from the public in opposition to the Roman Senate. He successfully conquered Gaul (France) and he twice invaded Britain (in 55 BC and 54 BC). Julius Caesar was a brilliant military general. Very little is known of Caesar’s childhood. His father was also named Gaius Julius Caesar, and his mother was called Aurelia Cotta. Here are some facts about Julius Caesar, the Roman general, politician and Consul (from 49 BC to 44BC):
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