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Julius Caesar
-99–-43
A soldier, politician, and writer at the center of Rome’s last turbulent decades, he left behind both a transformed republic and some of antiquity’s most famous prose. His life combines battlefield ambition, political drama, and a death that changed history.
4 Audiobooks
"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries
by Julius Caesar
Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Libri V-VIII
by Julius Caesar
C. Iuli Caesaris De Bello Gallico, I-IV
by Julius Caesar
The Gate to Cæsar
by Julius Caesar
About the author
Born into a patrician Roman family in 100 BCE, Julius Caesar rose through public office to become one of the most powerful figures in the late Roman Republic. He built his reputation through political skill, bold alliances, and military success, especially during his campaigns in Gaul, which expanded Roman territory and made his name famous across the ancient world.
Caesar was not only a general and statesman but also a gifted author. His Commentaries on the Gallic War and Commentaries on the Civil War are valued for their clear, direct style and for the way they bring Roman politics and warfare to life. They helped shape his public image in his own time and remain central texts for readers interested in classical history and Latin literature.
After defeating his rivals in civil war, he became dictator and introduced important reforms, but his growing power alarmed many senators. He was assassinated in Rome on the Ides of March in 44 BCE, an event that helped bring the Roman Republic to an end and opened the way for the Roman Empire.