He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

2/3 Events beyond Caesar’s control threaten to unravel his plans and leave him isolated.

When Julius Caesar declared himself a dictator for life in 44 BCE, the Senate decided to strike. Fearful of Caesar bringing back the hated monarchy, his enemies orchestrated a senatorial ...

Roman proconsul Julius Caesar conducts a series of military ... s remaining followers at Thapsus in North Africa. Caesar becomes dictator of Rome. The day before the crossing, Caesar acted as ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned ... Caesar scored some early victories and, by 46 BC, was dictator of Rome. After a year spent eliminating his ...

After eliminating his rivals in a civil war, general and politician Gaius Julius Caesar began serving as dictator of Rome in 49 BCE. He established a number of political reforms before getting ...

One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky break. In 46 BC, Caesar won the civil war and was named dictator of Rome. To secure his position, he needed an heir.

As long as the IP is used, we'd quantify this as part of a 'series'. In 44 BCE, Julius Caesar is murdered after declaring himself dictator for life. Among the conspirators to assassinate him was ...