Julius Caesar: military genius, politician, and reformer whose Rubicon, affair with Cleopatra, and assassination on the Ides of March reshaped Rome and Western history.
Ancient Rome, founded in 753 B.C., evolved from a monarchy to a republic, then to an empire under Augustus, profoundly influencing Western culture and law.
Explore the political dynamics of the Roman Republic, highlighting the roles of Cicero and Julius Caesar in the struggle between Republicanism and autocracy, which ultimately transformed Roman governance.