Caesar, Julius
Caesar, Julius [Na].Roman general and statesman born c.100 BC who came to prominence as a member of the First Triumvirate in 60 BC along with Pompey and Crassus. From 58 BC to 51 BC he was engaged in military campaigns in Gaul, Germany, and Britain. In 49 BC he refused to disband his army and instead crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome, thereby signalling the outbreak of civil war. Between 49 BC and 44 BC he progressively consolidated his power with campaigns in Egypt, Asia Minor, North Africa, and Spain. He was murdered on the Ides of March 44 BC. His commentaries on the Gallic Wars represent one of the principal literary sources relevant to the later prehistory of Celtic Europe.
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