The Julius Caesar Quiz

Caesar wasn't some nobody — his family was of a ruling class for centuries.

Supposedly, Caesar was descended from the Roman goddess of love.

The most likely date is 100 B.C.E., but it isn't completely agreed upon.

Gaius died when Julius was a teenager.

The name Aurelia isn't uncommon today in European countries.

A political opponent who won power ordered Caesar to divorce his wife, but Caesar refused.

He was pardoned and returned to Rome after his opponent's death.

Pirates were a problem in the Mediterranean.

Caesar wasn't so into half measures, that's for sure.

He was elected to the Senate a few years after he was elected military tribune.

Pompeia was distantly related to Pompey, who later became Caesar's political enemy.

Apparently Caesar's mother grew suspicious of the tall, cloaked woman who talked in a weird voice.

Rumor has it that's when he famously commented that "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion."

Calpurnia also held the distinction of being his final wife.

Pompey and Crassus would learn that the alliance wasn't so hot for them.

Caesar spent nine years collecting much of central Europe and attempting to shore up strategic political support, in absentia from Rome.

He died on campaign. In the meantime, Pompey was also losing faith in the alliance.

Caesar took part in the first Roman crossing of the English Channel.

Conquering all those Gauls proved lucrative when paying off people to keep his interests tidy at home.

Pompey was suspicious (or jealous) of Caesar's successes, so he sided with the nobility.

"Crossing the Rubicon" is less literally seen as crossing a point of no return.

Pompey and Caesar were both trying to maintain power and not yield influence.

He declared himself dictator, but don't worry, he got elected soon after. (Still not really how it's supposed to work.)

Pompey escaped in battle, but Caesar found him in Alexandria, Egypt.

He claimed to be horrified of the severed head.

I came; I saw; I conquered.

Alas, perpetuity still wasn't forever.

Beware the ides of March.

While Caesar supposedly remarked upon Brutus, dozens of others also took part in the stabbing.

Some claim epilepsy, but historians and scientists now posit he may have had ministrokes in his later years.