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[[File: Caesar One.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
Julius Caesar is one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world. His life and death are very well-known and still captivate people. He is not only one of the greatest generals who ever lived, but he who destroyed the Roman Republic. His ascent shifted the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
How did Caesar to rise to Emperor in the Roman Republic? There were three key reasons for the rise of Caesar: his role in the First Triumvirate, his conquest of Gaul and his victories during the Civil Wars. These were the key stages in Caesar’s career that allowed him to become the Emperor of Rome.
====Caesar’s Early Life====
Caesar was born to a patrician Roman family who that had once been very influential in the Republic. However, by the time of Caesar’s birth, their fortunes had been in decline for many years and they were no longer prominent. Despite the decline of their family's reputation, although his father did serve as a governor.<ref> Freeman, Philip. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743289544/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743289544&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=04b3744690637472a5e2eb2eb8dc57c6 Julius Caesar]. Simon and Schuster, 2008), p. 16</ref> We We know very little about Caesar's childhood. Through his aunt, he was related to Gaius Marius, the great general and this led . This encouraged the young Julius to become associated with the Marius's popular (populares) party in Rome. These were aristocrats who had allied themselves with the poor.
By the time he was sixteen, he was the head of his family after the early death of his father. At this time, there was an ongoing bloody civil war between Marius and his Sulla, the head of the aristocratic or optimates party. After Sulla occupied Rome, Caesar was in danger because of his party. He went into hiding so he would not become another victim of the bloody proscriptions.<ref> Plutarch, Life of Caesar, vi</ref> When Marius regained control of the city, Caesar married a leading politicians daughter and became the high priest of Jupiter.
