10 Craziest Facts About Julius Caesar! From his affair with Cleopatra to getting kidnapped by pirates…stay tuned to number 1 to find out 10 things you didn’t know about Julius Caesar! This top 10 brought to you by Zero2Hero!! Don't forget to subscribe here! https://goo.gl/NXuChu Click here to see the 10 Ways Astrology Affects YOU!! https://youtu.be/cWNkDqi-GRE Number 10: The Birth Of Caesar Born on the 13th of July, 100 BC, this great leader, warrior, and dictator would become a name that would be remembered for centuries. Known by most simply as Julius Caesar, his full name was Gaius Julius Caesar, and he was named after his father who shared the exact same name. Caesar had two sisters, named Julia Major and Julia Minor and his mother’s name was Aurelia Cotta. Common belief is that Julius was born through Caesarian section but, although it was a method that was already in use by that time, the mother of the newborn rarely survived, and it would only be used in a case where the mother was in critical medical condition. Instead, it is thought that one of his ancestors were born through caesarean section and that was the beginning of the namesake. Theories of this being the origin of his name come from the Latin word for “cut” being Caesus, but there are also other possible origins behind the name. For example there is Caesaries, which means long hair in Latin, or Caesai which is the act of killing an elephant in battle. Number 9: Caesar’s Early Years. Caesar was born into a ruling family in Rome and, despite them being one of the main ruling families, they were not originally politically influential. Things began to change, though, and his father was made governor of the Roman province of Asia. During Caesar’s early teen years, a war broke out between his uncle Gaius Marius and his bitter rival Lucias Cornelius Sulla. His father was killed in the war, and at the age of just 16, Caesar was made the head of his family. He then married the daughter of one of his uncle’s allies, but was ordered to divorce her after Sulla was victorious in the war. But Caesar refused to divorce his wife and to keep his love, he fled Italy…where he was staying at the time…by enrolling in the military where he first served under the province of Asia before changing to serve under Cilicia. Number 8: Kidnapped By Pirates. In the year 78 BC, Caesar was in his twenties when he learned that Sulla had passed. As such, he retuned to Rome and reclaimed his inheritance and the house that had been confiscated after he fled. He lived there for three years before setting out for the Aegean island of Rhodes in order to study oratory under the famed professor, Apollonius Molon. Before we talk about the connection to pirates, though, take a moment to like this video and subscribe to Zero2Hero! While in transit, however, Caesar was kidnapped by pirates and held hostage on board their ship, and they demanded 20 talents of silver for his safe return. Talents were a unit of weight in those times, and one talent weighed around 75 pounds. At today’s prices, a talent is estimated to be valued around 1.4 million dollars! Caesar insisted that they ask for 50 talents, however, so that they had more to spend while he hunted them down after his release. Eventually, the ransom was paid to the pirates and Caesar was released, he then immediately raised a fleet of ships and pursued the pirates…capturing them and crucifying them as he had said he would while captured. Number 7: The Gallic Wars. The Gallic wars are believed to be Caesars greatest conquest, and it wasn’t just one long battle, but a series of battles in the same region. In this case it was the Gaul region, and the entire conquest lasted for over eight years. Gaul covered the area that is present day France and Belgium and Caesar was heavily outmanned in the battles that took place there, but with his leadership and ability he led his troops to victory each time. The entire war consisted of 8 battles, with the greatest battle taking place at Alesia, it was the last of the great battles between the two nations and it is possibly the most defining battle out of Caesars entire conquest as it cemented his victory against the Gaul. His success threatened the leader Pompey, and in 50BC Caesar was ordered to disband his army before returning home, but he refused and crossed the border through the Rubicon River. His actions sparked a civil war against Pompey and his recently allied Senate. Number 6: Creation Of The Leap Year. Before Caesar’s time in power, the Romans, and in fact most of the world, worked off of a 355 day year and while Roman officials were meant to add extra days to the lunar calendar each year in order to keep it aligned with the seasons, it didn’t always happen. This resulted in the calendar becoming extremely confusing and farming, and the like, fell out of sequence with the seasons, causing problems with crops.
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