'' Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar the second born 13 July 100 BC 3 15 March 44 BC)[4]. Caesar was a Roman general and statesman. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Born into a patrician family, Caesar's youth was a tumultuous time in the Roman Republic. His uncle Gaius Marius was an influential populares politician and commander. In 88 BC, Rome was engulfed by a civil war between his uncle and a powerful optimates general, Sulla. Both men took control of Rome in rapid succession, proscribing eachothers supporters in the process. During the turmoil, Caesar barely escaped with his life. Caesar returned to Rome after Sulla's death in 78 BC, allowing him to pursue a career as an advocate. He fought in Asia and Cilicia with distinction, earning the corona civica. As a politician, Caesar made use of popularist tactics. He formed political alliances that led to the so-called First Triumvirate, an extra-legal arrangement with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) that was to dominate Roman politics for several years.