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Following his victories in Gaul, Julius Caesar attempts to return to Rome, but his former ally Pompey and his enemies in the Senate instead order him to lay down his command. January 10-11, 49 B.C.

It was no easy task as Caesar ended up giving us the longest year in history of 445 days based on the advice of an astronomer. As well as Mercedonius, he added two other months, one of 33 days and ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...

The exhibition aims to tell the story of the ancient glamour duo Cleopatra and Julius Caesar using historical facts, written ...

The bulk of the credit for standardizing New Year's Day goes to Julius ... longest year in history") to be elongated to 445 days to force the calendar into proper alignment. Caesar's reform ...

MOMENTS IN HISTORY rsquo; are akin to lsquo;making irrevocable decisions rsquo; like crossing of the river Rubicon by Julius ...

His judgments would help shape Roman history for centuries to come ... gave a vivid picture of Rome from the time of Julius Caesar to the Emperor Domitian. In this book, Suetonius organized ...

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.

The topics covered in these audio clips include the invasion of Britain, Julius Caesar, Roman gods and goddesses, Roman buildings, Roman roads, Boudicca and resistance to Roman rule, Roman food ...