15 Things You Didn't Know About Julius Caesar

Summary

This video explores 15 lesser-known facts about Julius Caesar, highlighting his impressive political and military achievements, his personal life, and intriguing historical anecdotes. From being kidnapped by pirates, his complicated love life, and fathering a son with Cleopatra, to his role in the creation of the Julian calendar and leap year, Caesar's influence was vast. The video also covers his assassination, his medical condition, and his expansion of the Roman Empire, providing viewers with a deeper understanding of one of history's most iconic figures.

Takeaways

• 🏛️ Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family and had a solid education, which contributed to his early political success.
• ⚔️ He was involved in military service, fighting against pirates and in land battles, before returning to a prominent political career.
• 🗣️ Caesar solidified Roman domination and financial government after his return to politics.
• 🔄 He had a famous confrontation with Pompeius and the Roman Senate, which led to him moving on Rome with his army.
• 🌍 He conquered Egypt, strengthening Roman influence and placing Cleopatra on the throne.
• 📆 Caesar is considered the father of the leap year and the modern calendar, introducing the Julian calendar with 365 days.
• 🗡️ He was stabbed 23 times in his assassination, with only one wound being fatal.
• 🗓️ The Ides of March, the 15th of March, is well known because it's the day Caesar was murdered.
• 👶 The term 'cesarean section' is associated with Julius Caesar, although it's unlikely he was born this way.
• 📚 The month of July is named after Julius Caesar.
• 🌿 Caesar wore a bay laurel wreath to cover his baldness, not just as a symbol of high rank.

Q & A

Who was Julius Caesar and why is he considered influential in history?

Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and writer who played a critical role in the events that led to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. His military conquests, political reforms, and centralization of power made him one of the most influential figures in history.

What led Julius Caesar to join military service?

Caesar turned to military service after the threat of an opposing regime during his early political career. His involvement in military battles, such as fighting pirates and other land battles, helped him gain prominence.

What was Julius Caesar's role in strengthening Roman domination?

After returning to politics, Caesar played a key role in strengthening Roman domination by consolidating financial governance, defeating political rivals like Pompey, and extending Roman influence through his military campaigns in places like Egypt.

Outlines

00:00

📜 Julius Caesar: The Rise to Power

The opening of the video introduces Julius Caesar as one of the most influential figures in history, tracing his early life, education, and marriage. Caesar’s political and military career began with his marriage to Cornelia, followed by his involvement in significant battles against pirates and his return to a prominent political position. His conflict with Pompey and the Roman Senate, culminating in the phrase 'Alea Iacta Est' (The die is cast), and the eventual defeat of Pompey, solidified his control over Rome. Caesar's conquest of Egypt and his role in placing Cleopatra on the throne further extended his influence. Despite holding dictatorial authority, he rejected formal titles, and his reign as a lifelong ruler was cut short by his assassination in 44 BC.

05:02

🛡️ Caesar’s Personal and Political Struggles

This paragraph delves into Caesar’s personal life, particularly his complex relationships and marriages. It begins with his first marriage to Cornelia, where he defied orders to divorce her despite political threats. After Cornelia’s death, Caesar married Pompeia, but their marriage ended due to scandal. His third marriage to Calpurnia occurred when Caesar was 41, and she was only 16. Caesar’s love life extended beyond his marriages, involving numerous affairs, most notably with Cleopatra. The paragraph also highlights his political entanglements, including his opposition to Sulla and the resulting struggles in his early political career.

10:04

👑 The Legacy of Julius Caesar's Son and Calendar Innovations

This section covers Caesar’s affair with Cleopatra, which resulted in a son, Caesarion, though Caesar did not officially acknowledge him. Caesar’s role in reshaping the Roman calendar is also discussed. By introducing the Julian calendar, which aligned with the solar year and introduced leap years, Caesar created a lasting legacy that persists in modern times. His influence over timekeeping demonstrates the breadth of his impact on both governance and daily life.

⚔️ The Ides of March and Caesar’s Assassination

Caesar’s assassination is explored in detail, focusing on the conspiracy involving over 60 senators who believed Caesar held too much power. Though stabbed 23 times, only one wound proved fatal. This paragraph dispels the myth that Caesar’s last words were 'Et tu, Brute?'—a line popularized by Shakespeare, not history. The significance of the Ides of March, the warning Caesar received about his death, and its lasting association with his assassination are explained.

🗓️ Misconceptions and Tributes: The Caesarian Section and His Legacy

This paragraph tackles misconceptions about Caesar’s life, particularly the notion that the Cesarean section was named after him due to his birth by this method, which is unlikely since his mother lived many years after his birth. It also highlights the lasting tributes to Caesar, including the naming of the month of July after him and his use of the laurel wreath—primarily to cover his baldness rather than as a symbol of power. Caesar’s personal struggles, including potential health issues like epilepsy or strokes, are discussed, alongside his profound legacy as a statesman and military leader.

⚖️ Caesar's Family, Politics, and Expansion of the Roman Empire

The alliances formed through Caesar’s family, including the marriages of his sister to his opponent and his daughter to Mark Antony, are described. The paragraph explores how these alliances fractured and led to further political conflicts. Caesar’s military achievements are also emphasized, including his significant territorial expansions across Egypt, Northern Spain, the Balkans, and more, doubling the size of the Roman Empire. However, his progress toward Germany was halted after a devastating ambush.

🌍 Caesar’s Influence on Family and Public Life

Despite Caesar’s often volatile personal life, he promoted traditional values, particularly marriage and family. When he discovered his daughter Julia’s numerous affairs, he banished her, a decision he repeated with his granddaughter. The paragraph also touches on Caesar’s less-known role as the first newspaper publisher in Rome, introducing 'Acta Diurna,' a precursor to modern newspapers. This initiative reflects Caesar’s influence in not just politics and war, but in shaping public communication and media.

✍️ Julius Caesar: A Writer and Historian

In a concluding bonus fact, Caesar is recognized not just for his political and military contributions but also for his role as an important Roman writer. His works, such as his accounts of the Gallic Wars ('De Bello Gallico') and the civil war with Pompey ('De Bello Civili'), were designed to justify his military and political actions. These writings have provided invaluable historical insight and solidified Caesar’s intellectual and literary legacy alongside his political and military dominance.

Keywords

💡Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In the video script, Caesar is described as an inspiring and influential figure in human history, emphasizing his political and military achievements. His life and actions are central to the video's theme of exploring lesser-known facts about a significant historical figure.

💡Pompey

Pompey, also known as Pompey the Great, was a military and political leader of the Roman Republic who competed with Julius Caesar for political power. The script mentions Pompey as Caesar's political opponent, which led to Caesar's military actions and eventual conquest of Egypt, illustrating the complex political landscape of the time.

💡Cleopatra

Cleopatra was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. The script describes her relationship with Caesar, highlighting how Caesar helped her secure her throne and had a son with her named Ptolemy Caesar, also known as Caesarion. This relationship exemplifies the intertwining of politics and personal life in Caesar's story.

💡Leap Year

The leap year is a concept introduced by Julius Caesar when he reformed the Roman calendar, as mentioned in the script. This innovation was designed to better align the calendar year with the solar year, and it is still in use today. The term 'leap year' is directly related to Caesar's name and legacy, showcasing his impact on various aspects of society.

💡Assassination

Caesar's assassination is a key event highlighted in the script, emphasizing the political intrigue and danger that accompanied his rise to power. The script notes that he was stabbed 23 times by a group of senators, illustrating the extreme measures taken by his opponents to prevent his consolidation of power.

💡The Ides of March

The Ides of March refers to the 15th day of the month in the Roman calendar and is famously associated with Caesar's assassination. The script mentions a prophet's warning to Caesar about this date, which he disregarded, leading to his death. This term is used to underscore the dramatic and tragic elements of Caesar's story.

💡Caesarean Section

The term 'caesarean section' is mentioned in the script in relation to Julius Caesar, suggesting that the procedure was named after him due to a belief that he was born via this method. This keyword connects Caesar's name to a medical procedure, highlighting the lasting impact of his legacy.

💡Julian Calendar

The Julian Calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar as described in the script, was a significant reform to the Roman calendar system. It standardized the length of the year to 365.25 days, which was a major advancement in timekeeping and is directly attributed to Caesar's influence.

💡Baldness

The script mentions that Caesar wore a bay laurel wreath to cover his baldness, a detail that humanizes this historical figure and provides insight into his personal vanity. This keyword adds a layer of depth to Caesar's character, showing that even influential figures had personal concerns.

💡Left-Handed

The script notes that Julius Caesar was left-handed, a detail that contrasts with the common right-handedness of the time. This keyword is used to highlight the uniqueness of Caesar among his contemporaries and adds a distinctive characteristic to his persona.

💡ACTA Diurna

ACTA Diurna, mentioned in the script, refers to the daily public notices or newspapers published by Julius Caesar. This keyword emphasizes Caesar's role as a communicator and his influence on the dissemination of information, which was a novel concept at the time.

Highlights

Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family and had a successful political career from a young age.

Caesar married Cornelia and became a prominent political figure before turning to military service.

He actively participated in military campaigns against Pirates and in land battles.

Caesar strengthened Roman domination and solidified the financial government upon his return to politics.

After a confrontation with Pompeius and the Roman Senate, Caesar moved on Rome with his army.

Caesar's famous words 'Veni, vidi, vici' (I came, I saw, I conquered) were said upon defeating Pompeius.

He conquered Egypt, strengthening Roman influence and placing Cleopatra on the throne.

Caesar had a son named Tomus with Cleopatra, who later became the last pharaoh of Egypt.

He is considered the father of the leap year and the modern calendar, introducing the Julian calendar.

Caesar was stabbed 23 times, but only one wound was lethal.

The Ides of March is well known because it's the day Caesar was murdered.

Caesar was believed to have been born via cesarean section, which is why the procedure is named after him.

The month of July is named after Julius Caesar.

Caesar wore a bay laurel wreath to cover his baldness.

Julius Caesar was left-handed, which was considered a less desirable trait at the time.

Caesar suffered from cardiovascular problems and a series of strokes.

Caesar's sister married his opponent to strengthen alliances, but it didn't last.

Caesar doubled the size of the Roman Empire through conquests.

He banished his daughter for sleeping with numerous influential Romans.

Caesar was the first publisher in Rome, creating the first Roman newspapers.

Caesar was also an important Roman writer, documenting his military campaigns.

Transcripts

15 things you didn't know about juliia

Caesar welcome to alux.com the place

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inspired welcome dear alers today we're

going to talk about one of the most

inspiring and influential individuals in

human history Julius Caesar Caesar being

born into a patrician family and being

the nephew of Consul Marius acquired a

solid education which made his political

career successful even while he was

quite young he married a woman named

Cornelia and was becoming a more

prominent political figure when the

threat of an opposing regime caused him

to turn to military service he actively

participated in fights on the aanc

against Pirates as well as in other land

battles

after returning to a political career he

managed to strengthen Roman domination

and solidify Financial Government after

confrontation with pompus and the Roman

senate he moved on Rome with his army

and pushed away his political opponents

when entering Italy he said the famous

words aliia yakta meaning the D cast

pompus Was Defeated and eventually

executed on the Egyptian Coast which

helped Caesar to conquer Egypt there he

strengthened Roman influence and put

Cleopatra on on the throne in Judea and

Syria he conquered the pontic king fakis

and sent the Senate a short message vny

V vichi I came I saw I conquered after

he returned to Rome he didn't accept a

formal title saying his name was Caesar

and not Emperor yet he accepted

dictatorial Authority he was to be a

lifelong ruler and dictator in March 44

BC he was planning to engage in a last

great military battle however before he

even started his Adventure

he was killed by a group of senators and

the throne was taken over by Marcus

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things you didn't know about Julius

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Caesar number one he was kidnapped by

Pirates when he was young in 75 BC

20-year-old Julius Caesar sailed from

Rome to roads on the GNC to learn under

appoloni a Greek philosopher who also

taught Cicero while traveling toward

roads Pirates intercepted his ship and

kidnapped him when pirates requested

Ransom Julius Caesar got mad because he

thought they were asking for a

humiliatingly low Ransom at his request

the Pirates raised The Ransom and Caesar

was freed but he promised that he would

get his revenge after his release Caesar

commanded a fleet that captured the

Pirates and he had all who played a role

in his kidnapping Cru CR

ified number two he had a complicated

love life Caesar first married Cornelia

in 84 BC when he was just a teen after a

few years Roman general Lucius Cornelius

Sula became the dictator and ordered

executions of all of whom he thought to

be enemies of the state the father of

Caesar's wife was sula's opponent so

Sula ordered him to divorce Cornelia but

he refused even after he was stripped of

his inheritance his dowy and his

priesthood knowing that this decision

could cost him his life he escaped from

Rome Cornelia gave him a daughter Julia

in 76 BC and Cornelia died when Julia

was seven Caesar then married pompea

sula's granddaughter he divorced her in

62 BC after she was involved in a

scandal that reported her being in a

compromising situation with another man

his third marriage was in 59 BC with

calpernia when he was around 41 years

old and she was just 16 known for being

a ladyes man Caesar had lots of

Mistresses some of the most famous ones

were the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and

Cilia the mother of Marcus lunus Brutus

who was the leader of conspirators who

killed Caesar in 44

BC number three he had a son with

Cleopatra Caesar first went to Egypt in

48 BC to locate his political opponent

pomus and this is when he first met

Cleopatra who was then in a war with her

brother Tommy the 13

tmy the 13th who she was married to and

was a co-ruler with Caesar named himself

judge in this conflict and ordered the

end of it Cleopatra seduced Caesar and

in around 47 BC gave birth to a son

named tomus Caesar whom Egyptians called

Cesarion meaning small Caesar after

Caesar's assassination in 44 BC and the

suicide of Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius

ceron became the last pharaoh of Egypt

but his Reign ended a short time later

when his assassination was ordered by

Future Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar

apparently did not acknowledge his son

although he greatly resembled his

appearance number four he is considered

to be the father of the leap year and

the modern calendar before Caesar became

ruler Romans used a calendar based on

the lunar cycle that had 355 days in a

year this calendar was confusing because

it didn't always coincide with the

seasons and politicians used its flaws

to prolong their mandates Caesar

consulted an astronomer and then

introduced the so-called Julian calendar

with 365 days this calendar was

coordinated with the Earth's movement

around the Sun since the solar year was

a quarter day longer Caesar added

another day at the end of February every

fourth year now commonly referred to as

a leap

year number five he was stabbed 23 times

but only one wound wound was Lethal the

Senators who killed Caesar believed that

no one had the right to have as much

power as he had over 60 senators were

involved in the assassination and he was

stabbed 23 times but it's believed that

just one stab to the chest was fatal

many believe that Caesar's last words

were U brute meaning Even You Brutus but

this is from a Shakespearean play and

has no basis in historical

facts number six The Ides of March

became well known because of his death

march idas or the Ides of March was the

name in the Roman Calendar for the 15th

of March this was the holiday in Rome in

honor of Mars the God of War the name

itself is still well known today

primarily because Caesar was murdered on

that exact day according to Greek

historian Plutarch a prophet warned

Caesar that danger awaited him on the

IDS of March and he disregarded this

warning on his way to the Pompei theater

he met with the prophet and said with a

March itis has arrived the prophet

responded Yes they have Caesar but they

didn't pass

yet number seven cesarian section was

named after him Julius Caesar was born

on the 13th of July in 100 BC and there

were Notions that he was cut out of his

mother's womb which was the reason why

this procedure was named after him

however it's not very likely that he was

delivered in this way because in that

time cesarian sections were usually

fatal for the woman because it was

usually used on women that were dying in

order to save the baby it is known that

Caesar's mother Orelia lived until 54 BC

nearly half a century after she

delivered

him number eight the month of his birth

is named after him too July gets its

name from Julius and this isn't the only

month with a Roman background June was

named after Juno who was the wife of

Jupiter while August was named after the

the emperor's nephew

Augustus number nine he used a bay

laurel wreath to cover baldness although

many think that the Boral wreath he wore

was a sign of Caesar's high rank a form

of a crown he actually wore it to cover

his increasing

baldness number 10 Julius Caesar was

left-handed there are historic writings

that the famous Emperor was left-handed

although back then it was considered to

be a less desirable trait and was even

thought by many to be a sign of the

devil if you want to learn more about

another famous left-handed person click

in the upper right hand corner to watch

our video of the 15 things you didn't

know about Bill

Clinton number 11 he had a serious

medical condition medical scientists

have investigated historical writings

that Caesar suffered from dizziness and

numbness in limbs speculating whether he

had epilepsy or some illness eventually

it was concluded uded that he had

cardiovascular problems and suffered a

series of Strokes which in later years

led to a change in personality and

depression number 12 his sister married

his opponent in order to strengthen

alliances Caesar married Antonius his

daughter while Antonius Octavian married

Caesar's sister the alliance didn't last

long and Caesar escaped to Egypt to his

mistress Cleopatra it was Octavian who

ordered the murder of Caesar and

Cleopatra

son number 13 He doubled the size of the

Roman Empire after conquering his Rivals

Caesar Consolidated his power beautified

Rome and improved infrastructure he

enlarged the Empire when he conquered

Egypt Northern Spain the Alps and a good

part of the Balkans he was advancing

toward Germany until three Legions were

destroyed by Ambush and he retreated

west of the

Ry number 14 he banished his daughter

although he led quite a volatile and

passionate life he publicly supported

Traditional Values built and renovated

numerous temples and encouraged

marriages and family when he discovered

that his daughter Julia had slept with

numerous influential Romans he banished

her to Venton Island he later led her

move to a less isolated island but never

again saw her he did something similar

with his granddaughter although

historians claim that this decision was

influenced by other factors

number 15 he was a newspaper publisher

Caesar was the first publisher in Rome

he published the first Roman newspapers

named ACTA diera or ACTA publica with

content that corresponded to today's

daily

papers so alexar what do you think of

all these less known facts about the

most famous Roman Emperor which fact

strikes you as the most unexpected

please leave it in the comments below

and for those of you who have stayed

with us to the end here's another bonus

fact Caesar wasn't just an important and

influential military man and politician

he was also one of the most important

Roman writers he described war in Gaul

in his Memoirs develo galico and civil

war against Pompei in Dello civili he

wrote These Works to show the success of

his large military actions and the legal

correctness of his political actions and

decisions

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