Gaius Julius Caesar was a powerful military leader who changed the course of the Greco-Roman civilization decisively and irreversibly. Julius belonged to Rome's original Aristocracy, the patricians, or landholding upper class, and his lineage can be traced back to the goddess Venus. While growing up Caesar dreamed of being like Alexander the Great who had already conquered what at Caesar's time was known as the world. Also, Caesar admired and studied the two most successful …showed first 75 words of 1420 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1420 total…his power eventually lead to his assassination. Caesar was a brilliant ruler whose legacy will be remembered forever. Works Cited Green, Robert. Julius Caesar. New York: Franklin Watts, 1996. Moltenlava. 26 November 2000. "Gaius Julius Caesar." 28 September 1999. <http://moltenlava.com/uo/caesar.htm>. Ong, Greg. "The Causes for Assassination." 26 November 2000. <http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9040/caesar.html>. (November 26, 2000). ---. "Caesar's Reforms." 26 November 2000. <http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9040/reform.html>. (November 26, 2000).