Initially, the word Caesar - Caesar - was only the name of a single person who was born before our era and lived according to some sources 56, according to others - 58 years. However, this man left such a noticeable mark in the history of his state and throughout Western civilization that subsequently his name became both an official title and a household name.
Gaius Julius Caesar - Gaius Iulius Caesar - was born in Rome one hundred years before the beginning of our era and belonged to the ancient family of Julius. The family was not rich by the standards of those times, and neither Father Gaius Julius the Elder, nor his brothers had any significant influence in the Roman Republic. Nevertheless, Guy Julius received a thorough education and, what was important, excellent physical training. At 16, he was left without a father, at 17 - married, and then joined the political struggle in the republic, but along with his "party members" fell out of favor with the then ruler and was forced to go away from the capital. In Asia, he served in the military, and due to his noble birth he also performed certain diplomatic missions.
Caesar’s talent as a military leader is undeniable - without this, his name would hardly have reached us. Thanks to military merit during the service, he received the badge of military distinction (corona civica), which automatically made him a senator. Having returned to Rome, Guy Julius, thanks to his speeches in the Senate and constantly improving oratory, gained popularity and rejoined the political struggle. More than once he sought authority for military operations in neighboring countries, in North Africa and on the British Isles. As a warlord, Caesar managed to multiply the influence of Rome. He became the sovereign ruler as a result of the civil war against Pompey - the then head of the Roman state. From the first water of the war to the end of his career, he was repeatedly elected dictator - then it was only a set of emergency rights issued for a certain period. Caesar won a military victory over Pompey and as a result became the ruler of Rome, combining the powers of a dictator and consul. Over the years, he actually became the sovereign monarch, combining the highest state posts, but remaining at the same time within the framework of the republic’s constitution.
44 years before the beginning of our era, Caesar was killed by the conspirators at a meeting of the Senate. The reign of Caesar left an indelible mark in the history of not only ancient Rome, where the word "Caesar" subsequently became the title of rulers. From this word - caesar - the titles “king” and “kaiser” arose.
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