Beatrice Gormley Julius Caesar: Young Statesman Paperback Book

Julius Caesar was born in Rome in the year 100 b.c. to a wellknown family that supposedly traced its ancestry to the Greek goddess Venus. Although Caesar grew up to be one of the worlds most famous military and political leaders, he was raised in the Subura, a lowerclass neighborhood of Rome. As a young man, Caesar was known for both his bravery in battle and his ability to speak at the Roman Forum. When Caesar left Rome to join the military service in Asia, he was awarded the corona civica an oak crown the highest honor given to a noncommander. At the Forum, Caesars oratory skills and his enthusiasm for prosecuting corrupt generals furthered his reputation. Read about the boy from Rome who transformed the Roman republic into a Mediterranean empire. | Beatrice Gormley Julius Caesar: Young Statesman Paperback Book