Caesar

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Caesar is a prominent Classical Latin author best known for his commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars, which are key sources for both Latin prose style and Roman history.

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Caesar canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classical Latin author
Roman dictator
Roman general
Roman statesman
ancient Roman politician
historical figure
adoptiveChild Gaius Octavius
birthDate 100 BC
birthPlace Roman Republic
Rome
causeOfDeath assassination
stab wound
child Julia
citizenship Roman
conflict Caesar's Civil War
Gallic Wars
Roman civil wars
deathDate 15 March 44 BC
44 BC
deathPlace Rome
Theatre of Pompey
familyName Caesar
formed First Triumvirate
fullName Gaius Julius Caesar
genre Latin prose
historical commentary
military history
givenName Gaius
knownFor Classical Latin prose style
commentaries on the Civil War
commentaries on the Gallic War
expansion of Roman territory in Gaul
role in the fall of the Roman Republic
language Latin
legacy influence on later European literature
model for Classical Latin prose education
title "Caesar" used by Roman emperors
militaryCommand Caesar's Civil War
Gallic Wars
notableWork Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars

De Bello Africo
De Bello Alexandrino
De Bello Hispaniensi
occupation author
military commander
orator
politician
officeHeld consul of the Roman Republic
dictator of the Roman Republic
pontifex maximus
proconsul of Gaul
politicalFaction Populares
relative Augustus
religion Roman polytheism
sourceFor Roman history of the late Republic
history of Caesar's Civil War
military history of the Gallic Wars
spouse Calpurnia
Cornelia
Pompeia
styleInfluenceOn Latin prose
subjectOf Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
triumvirateMemberWith Crassus
Pompey
writingStyle concise
impersonal third-person narrative

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caesar hasGivenName Caesar
Irving Caesar familyName Caesar
Julian clan hasCognomen Caesar
Mazaca renamedInHonorOf Caesar
Harry Caesar familyName Caesar
Ridgeway pursues Caesar
Cornelius child Caesar
Cornelius relative Caesar