| Julius Caesar | |
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 From Amazing Man #14 | |
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Real Name |
Gaius Julius Caesar |
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Born |
July 100 BC |
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Died |
15 March 44 BC |
Historical Background[]
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaː.i.ʊs ˈjuː.lɪ.ʊs ˈkaj.sar], July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative elite within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's conquest of Gaul, completed by 51 BC, extended Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine. Caesar became the first Roman general to cross both when he built a bridge across the Rhine and conducted the first invasion of Britain.
Public Domain Appearances[]
Literary appearances[]
- Æneid (poem), by Virgil (29–19 B.C.)
- Pharsalia (poem), by Lucan (A.D. 61)
- Historia regum Britanniae, by Geoffrey of Monmouth (ca. 1136)
- Faits des Romains (ca. 1213–14)
- Huon of Bordeaux (poem) (13th century)
- Vœux du paon, by Jacques de Longuyon (1312)
- Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri (1320)
- The Monk’s Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer (1385)
- Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus, by Johannes Magnus (1554)
- Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift (1726)
- Cleopatra, by H. Rider Haggard (1889)
- A Friend of Caesar, by William Stearns Davis (1900)
- The Story of the Amulet, by E. Nesbit (1906)
- The Magic City, by E. Nesbit (1910)
Theatrical and musical appearances[]
- Cornelia (play), by Robert Garnier (1573)
- Julius Caesar (play), by William Shakespeare (1599)
- Caesar and Pompey (play), by George Chapman (ca. 1612–13)
- Julius Caesar (play), by William Alexander (1604)
- Catiline His Conspiracy (play), by Ben Jonson (1611)
- The False One (play), by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger (ca. 1620)
- Fuimus Troes (play), by Jasper Fisher (ca. 1625)
- The Death of Pompey (play), by Pierre Corneille (1642)
- Giulio Cesare (opera), by George Frideric Handel (1724)
- La morte di Cesare (opera), by Francesco Bianchi (1788)
- Caesar and Cleopatra (play), by George Bernard Shaw (1899)
Film appearances[]
- Cleopatra (1917)
Comic Appearances[]
- Adventures into the Unknown #78
- Amazing Man Comics #14
- Blue Bolt #6
- Hit Comics #30
- Hopalong Cassidy #53
- Jackpot Comics #6
- Jumbo Comics #41
- Master Comics #74
- National Comics #54
- Star Comics v2 #7
- Tomb of Terror #10
- Whiz Comics #21
- X-Mas Comics #1