For discussion of the life of Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, and Rome in his time.
Civil War to Assassination
Created by: *Heraklia Aelius, 2011-04-05 16:56:10
For discussion of all aspects of the Roman Civil War 49-44 BC between Caesar and Pompey, the battles of Pharsalus and other campaigns in Egypt, Spain, and the east, Caesar's rise to position as Dictator for Life, to the conspiracy leading to his assassination.
From the death of Pompey in 47 BC, Caesar was sole arbiter of the Roman world. For discussion of his dictatorship, the conspiracy, and his murder in 44 BC
For discussion of the deteriorating struggle between the Senate and Caesar that led to the Civil War and Caesar's ultimate assumption of absolute power in Rome.