Prior to the year 476, when Romulus Augustus was removed as Imperator Caesar Divi Filius (the official title for what today we would commonly call "emperor") of the Western Roman Empire by the German ...
After Julius Caesar’s death the Roman Senate declared him a god, a decision that transformed the political landscape. This episode reveals how the young Octavian adopted the title Divi Filius, “son of ...
Another outcome of Actium was a name change for the victor, who would just a few years later be known as Caesar Augustus. (By the time of his death at the age of 75, his title had swollen to Imperator ...
Julius Caesar was already associated with the Divine during his life. But two years after his death, he was officially declared so by the Senate of Rome. Very much to benefit of his cousin, Octavian. ...
Gaius Julius Caesar[a] (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.
Julius Caesar was the influential Roman general and statesman who conquered vast territories, reformed Rome’s government, and met a tragic end that forever shaped history.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BCE – 44 BCE) was one of the most influential figures in ancient Roman history—a brilliant military commander, skilled politician, and reformer whose actions transformed the Roman Republic into the foundations of the Roman Empire.
More than 2,000 years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of history’s most momentous figures. His military and political achievements transformed ancient Rome and left a legacy that still...