Part one of term paper
Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC on the 13th day of Quintilis, which we now call July in honor of him. He belonged to a powerful family because Caesar's father's sister married Gaius Marius, the leading man in Rome at the time. Caesar's father, Gaius, reached the post praetor, an official in charge of judicial matters, but did not go on to ...

Part two of term paper
... of Rome's early rulers, and was fairly wealthy but was still not as well off as some of the other noble families. Between 81 BC and 79 BC, Caesar served in Asia Minor on the personal staff of Marcus Minucius Thermus, the praetor. He was then sent on a mission to King Nicomedes of Bithynia. During the conquest of the island Lesbos, Caesar gained a prize for bravery. Later he was captured by pirates and paid the usual ransom of 25 talents (500 kg) of silver. When Sulla (the dictator in Rome ...