A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... Without a son of his own, he needed an heir. Caesar quickly adopted his great nephew, Augustus. He also moved fast to strengthen the northern ...

When he was 20 years old, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon ... Virgil had been getting ready to write an epic poem, the greatest poetic achievement of his time. With Augustus in power, Virgil ...

Despite his numerous military and political achievements, Julius Caesar faced resistance from ... his distrust towards the Senate: Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus.