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'''Gaius Julius Caesar'''<ref name="name">Official name after 42 BC, ''Imperator Gaius Iulius Caesar Divus'' (in inscriptions <small>IMP•C•IVLIVS•CAESAR•DIVVS</small>), in English, "Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar, the deified one". Also in inscriptions, ''Gaius Iulius Gaii Filius Gaii Nepos Caesar'', in English, "Gaius Julius Caesar, son of Gaius, grandson of Gaius".</ref> (] pronunciation {{IPA|}}; ] pronunciation {{IPA|}}; ] or ], ] – ], ]), often simply referred to as '''Julius Caesar''', was a ] ] and ] leader and one of the most influential men in ]. He played a critical role in the transformation of the ] into the ]. His conquest of ] extended the Roman world all the way to the ], and he was also responsible for the first ] in 55 BC. |
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Leading his legions across ], Caesar sparked ] in ] that left him the undisputed master of the Roman world. After assuming control of the government, he began extensive reforms of Roman society and government. He was proclaimed ] for life, and he heavily centralized the bureaucracy of the Republic. This forced the hand of a friend of Caesar, ], who then conspired with others to murder the dictator and restore the Republic. This dramatic ] occurred on the ] (March 15th) in 44 BC and led to another ]. In 42 BC, two years after his assassination, the ] officially sanctified him as one of the ]. |
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Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written ] (''Commentarii''), and many details of his life are recorded by later historians, such as ], ], ], ] and ]. Other information can be gleaned from other contemporary sources, such as the letters and speeches of Caesar's political rival ], the poetry of ] and the writings of the historian ]. |
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