Gaius Julius Caesar
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Roman general
Roman statesman
author
consul of the Roman Republic
deified Roman
dictator of the Roman Republic
human
military commander
orator
patrician
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms profoundly transformed the Roman Republic and paved the way for the Roman Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman statesman ⓘ author ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ deified Roman ⓘ dictator of the Roman Republic ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ orator ⓘ patrician ⓘ |
| adoptiveChild |
Augustus
ⓘ
Gaius Octavius ⓘ |
| afterDeath | deified as Divus Julius ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Populares political faction ⓘ |
| birthDate |
100 BC
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13 July 100 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Roman Republic
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Rome ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
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stab wound ⓘ |
| child | Julia ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Roman Senate faction led by Optimates ⓘ |
| deathDate |
15 March 44 BC
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44 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome
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Theatre of Pompey ⓘ |
| era | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Romans ⓘ |
| familyName | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| famousQuote |
Alea iacta est
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Veni, vidi, vici ⓘ |
| father |
Gaius Julius Caesar (the Elder)
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surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder
|
| formedAllianceWith |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| fullName | Gaius Julius Caesar self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaius ⓘ |
| hasRomanCognomen | Caesar ⓘ |
| hasRomanNomen | Julius ⓘ |
| hasRomanPraenomen | Gaius ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | dictator perpetuo ⓘ |
| implementedReform |
Julian calendar
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colonization for veterans ⓘ debt relief measures ⓘ expansion of the Roman Senate ⓘ reform of provincial administration ⓘ |
| influenced | transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralization of power in Rome
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introduction of the Julian calendar ⓘ military conquests in Gaul ⓘ political reforms of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | paved the way for the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Julii family
ⓘ
gens Julia ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns in Egypt
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campaigns in Hispania ⓘ Gallic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
conquest of Gaul
invasion of Britain ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Aurelia Cotta ⓘ |
| motto | Veni, vidi, vici ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Alesia
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Battle of Munda ⓘ Pharsalus ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pharsalus
Caesar’s civil war ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar's Civil War
First Triumvirate ⓘ Gallic Wars ⓘ crossing of the Rubicon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on the Civil War
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Gallic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Commentaries on the Gallic War
Commentarii de Bello Civili ⓘ Gallic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
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| portrayedIn |
Julius Caesar (play)
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surface form:
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar
|
| positionHeld |
pontifex maximus
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifex Maximus
Roman consul ⓘ Roman dictator ⓘ aedile ⓘ dictator perpetuo ⓘ governor of Gaul ⓘ praetor ⓘ proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ proconsul of Illyricum ⓘ proconsul of Transalpine Gaul ⓘ quaestor ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Calpurnia
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Cornelia ⓘ Pompeia ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Augustus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tabularium
this entity surface form:
historical Julius Caesar
this entity surface form:
Jules César
this entity surface form:
Jules César
this entity surface form:
Jules César
this entity surface form:
Jules César
this entity surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar (consul 64 BC)
this entity surface form:
Julii Caesares
this entity surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar (dictator)
this entity surface form:
dictatorship of Julius Caesar
this entity surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar (the dictator)
this entity surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar (the dictator)
subject surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
subject surface form:
Pompeia (wife of Julius Caesar)
this entity surface form:
Julius Caesar secured uncontested rule over Rome
this entity surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman Republic