Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Patrician Family

Julius Caesar, born Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus, was born into a family of patricians. In fact, he was able to trace his lineage back to Romulus, the first king of Rome (Gill, N.S.). His birth of around July 12, 100

Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family. He was born in July 100 BCE in Italy. His mother, Aurelia Cotta, was of noble birth and his father was Gaius Julius Caesar, a praetor. His family supported the popular party; he had relatives in politics and his uncle is the great Marius and his family 's ancestry goes back to Venus, goddess of love. Julius Caesar’s family connections help him further in his life.

Gaius Julius Caesar was born July 13,100 B.C. He died March 15, 44 B.C from being stabbed thirty-two times. Julius Caesar had quite a few wives he married Cornelia, Pompeia, and Calpurnia. Julius’ children were Augustus, Caesarion, and Julia Caesaris. In 84 B.C Julius married Cornelia until she died in 69 B.C.

Julius Caesar was born into a well-known family that lost most of their money but he still had a good education. Ever since Julius was little, he was combative and a good speaker who took a liking to politics. When he was 18, he married the daughter of a Popular faction member. When Sulla came into power, he commanded Caesar to separate from her or he would lose his

Chapter 1: Who is Julius Caesar? Born on July 13 100 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar, said to be delivered with the help of a caesarian section, became one of the most famous figures ever known. He was born out of the womb of Aurelia, daughter of former consul Cotta, and was the son of J. Caesar and therefore part of the Julian family who claimed to have descended from Julus, son of the demigod Aeneas and grandson of the goddess Venus. Caesar was part of a patrician family, a group of the highest class families around in that time, and therefore was a wealthy child and would grow up to be a wealthy man. Very Little is known about Julius Caesar’s father besides the fact that he was active in the military and in politics, meaning he was out most of

Gaius Julius Caesar, was born in 100 BC, he was the son of a upper-class family. His father’s sister was the wife of General Marius. Caesar married his daughter Cinna, in 76. They had a daughter named Julia. Then, 8 years later she died.

Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12, 100 BC and by the age of 31 he had already fought in many wars. Julius Caesar was a patrician and a popular general when he was first elected consul in 59 BC. His co-consul was Marcus Biblius; however, Caesar was known to not listen to Biblius’ advice nor did he concern himself with the wishes of the Senate.

Julius Caesar's Middle Life was full of wars, political plotting. Caesar's first and one of the biggest political moves was when he helped Pompey take office. In 69 or 68 B.C. Caesar was elected quaestor. Shortly after this his first wife died. He then married Pompeia, a relative of Pompey. In 65 B.C. he was elected curule aedile, gaining great popularity for his gladiator games. In 62 B.C. he was elected a praetor. By this time, Caesar was making a name for himself as a political figure. He divorced Pompeia after a scandal. Caesar was made governor of Farther Spain in 61 B.C. When Julius returned to Rome in 60 B.C. he joined forces with Crassus and Pompey. In 59 B.C. Caesar was elected consul, and the year after he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul. During Caesar's first year as a governor

Julius Caesar was born July 13th 100 B.C to Aurelia Cotta and Gaius Julius Caesar in Rome, Italy. When Julius was young he was kidnapped by a group of pirates who he charmed and befriended. After the caesar's uncle paid the pirates they freed Julius, he arranged to have the pirates executed.

Julius Caesar's early life and class growing up set him along a path as a politician and leader from the start. Gaius Julius Caesar is said to have been born in the year 100 BC. Born to politically active parents, Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia Cotta, Caesar was exposed to the growing types of government

In around 85 BC, Julius Caesar’s father had died. About a few years later, while Caesar was 18 years old, he married the daughter of a member of the Popular faction in

Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13th, 100 B.C. to a poor, Patrician family in Rome (“Julius Caesar”; Gruen 12). For most of his young life, Caesar lived in an apartment type house in one of the poorest districts in Rome. He was a strong student and studied such subjects as oratory, philosophy, and even martial arts. Coming from a family that is believed to have a long

Julius Caesar was arguably the most successful Roman General of all time, managing to through the political ranks in the senate, due to alliancing himself with the most powerful people in Rome at the time, Crassus and Pompey. Julius Caesar was politically adept and he was a popular leader of the Roman Republic. Caesar strongly transformed the Roman Republic by greatly expanding the territories, stabilizing the senate and establishing Rome’s imperial system. Caesar was thought to have been born on the 12th or the 13th of July 100BC. Caesar was born to a well known aristocratic family that were by no means rich. Caesars youth was very troubled, he grew up in a period of instability in Rome with gang fights and riots breaking out on the streets almost daily. This decreased the nobility of Rome, which at the time, seemed unable to handle the considerable size and influence that it had gathered over years of conquering. Caesar's father died when he was 16 years old and shortly after he married his wife Cornelia who was the daughter of another Roman Noble. The marriage of Caesar to Cornelia caught the attention of the Roman dictator of the time, Sulla. He demanded that Caesar divorced his new wife, to escape this Caesar goes into military service. During his service Caesar was captured by pirates. After the pirates had

There have been many rulers in history who have been betrayed by those they trust, but The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare,1959) still holds a special place in Western literature as one of the most enigmatic human beings to ever exist. Powerful men like Julius Caesar shaped the life and times of the late Roman Republic, just before Rome would officially become the Roman Empire on the crowning of Augustus as the first Roman emperor. Julius Caesar was a powerful general who expanded Rome's power and who was beloved by the people for his generous charity after his successful conquests. Despite knowing the story of Julius Caesar to some extent, most 16th/17th century English would not have ever visited Rome, nor would know what the Roman Republic was like, which presented a unique opportunity to William Shakespeare to create a play unlike any other he had created before. (Shakespeare Julius Caesar, 1599) Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a reimagining of Rome from a Elizabethan point of view, and despite some inaccuracies, the play depicts an enlightening view on Roman life, and the life of the Roman general, Julius Caesar.

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, great emphasis is placed on what it means to be a good Roman. Honour, honesty, service, and dignity were among the qualities considered virtuous and which contributed to a sense of Roman duty. Along with the virtues, Shakespeare also seems to examine the nature of philosophical Stoicism. The treatment of constancy and Stoicism has many thematic and moral implications in Julius Caesar. In analysing Brutus’ supposedly noble character, Shakespeare calls into question Stoicism’s place as a guide for human conduct.