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Achieving astonishing success in Hispania Caeser returned to Italy only to be marred by bad news. The two legions sent to capture Sicily then Tunisia were completely destroyed on the African continent, the legions sent to Greece defected; things were not looking very well. Worse while...

Reality is cruel, it will sucker-punch your balls then curb stomps your face.

With Rome under Caesar's control his next step was to deal with Pompey's veteran legions in Hispania. Pompey himself was in Greece gathering legions and would not be a threat for some time. On the march to Spain the town of Massillia declared neutrality and refused to open their gates, it didn't...

As Pompey escaped from the Italian Peninsula with whatever legions he could muster, Rome was laid bare. The streets were empty, everyone that could leave left and those that didn't simply hid in their homes; there was very little fanfare. However what Caesar really wanted lies elsewhere, he...

As Caesar marched south people, many fled from the city. The Pompeians made their way south into the harbor where they would sail away to Rome's other provinces to marshal their legions. Despite orders to retreat a consul by the name of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus levied the local militia and...

Reports of Caesar crossing the Rubicon reached Rome, a state of emergency was declared and Caesar became an enemy of the Republic. When news reached Gaul, Caesar's right hand man and lieutenant Titus Labienus was furious. Having been with Caesar for years Labienus had plenty of opportunities to...

As Ceasar's campaign into Gaul was coming to an end so to was his governorship. A series of unfortunate events led to the dissolution of the triumverate, the senate with Pompey at the helm demanded Ceasar to disband his legion and return to Rome. Fearing prosecution Ceasar tried every means to...

The Gallic Wars was a series of campaigns in modern day France and Belgium led by Gaeus Julius Caesar who sought to bring the region under Roman rule. The conflict began with the migration of the Helvetti tribe and ended with the defeat of Vercongeterix at the battle of Alesia. These events...

Crime is generally tied to economic opportunities.

Julius Ceasar aggressively pushed many reforms during his time as consul, all of which were unpopular amongst the nobility. When his consulship came ended he took on the role of governor of Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul, giving him political immunity outside of the Pomenarium for the next five...

Once elected as consul, Julius Ceasar needed to solidify his position. He was already politically indebted to Marcus Licinius Crassus but he had also made overtures to Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. These two men have been at odds with one another for decades so Ceasar tried to reconcile the two. A...

Although he was entitled to a Triumph, what Julias Ceasar really wanted was consulship but he didn't want to relinquish his command over his legions due to the rules of the Pomenarium. With his proposal to run for consul outside of Rome rejected he did something nobody had expected, he resigned...

The issues of a culture that fetishizes guns.

Julius Caesar's Political career kicked off as governor of Hispania Ulterior where he would spend his years campaigning against the hill tribes of Spain. Around this time he would also be elected as the Pontifex Maximus. For his achievements he was acclaimed Imperator.

@bigtiddyoneesan Oh no, I've been caught, better continue my thing. The train doesn't stop. In order to avoid a politcal purge, Gaius Julius Ceasar joined the Romam army and campaigned in the East. Upon the death of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Ceasar returned to Rome where he will take his first...

I thought Anglo just refers to people from English culture group.

The longest year in human history is 46 B.C.E. The reason is because the current Pontifex Maximus at the time was Julias Ceasar simply did not have the time to fix it. The end result was a 445 day year in order to recalibrate the calender.