Denarius with portrait of julius caesar 44 bce

Caesar was born in Rome on the 13 day of Quintilas (the month that was later to be re-named July in his honor), probably in the year 100 BCE.Nevertheless, an abbreviated outline of some of the highlights of his вЂњpre-numismaticвЂќ life, as generally agreed, follows: 1 In addition to quarrels over the character of CaesarвЂ™s life, there have been some disagreements as to the details of CaesarвЂ™s life. Indeed, tens of thousands died and millions suffered so that Caesar could avoid what might have been no more than an exile from Rome and a loss of dignitas. His biographers variously depict him as a genius and as a megalomaniac, as a man who understood the limitations and inadequacy of the Roman RepublicвЂ™s reliance upon quarrelsome egotistic members of a power-elite to govern what had become an empire, or as a man who, to garner power and wealth, sacked and looted Gaul, slaughtering, maiming and enslaving its inhabitants, invaded Britain and then sacrificed an entire generation of his fellow Romans and allies on the altar of civil war to avoid prosecution for abuses of his power as governor of Gaul and violations of the Roman constitution. Gaius Julius Caesar is, arguably, not only the most famous man of antiquity but also the most controversial man of antiquity. Wreathed head of Caesar right, comet behind, CAESAR IMP / Venus standing left holding Victory and scepter with star at base.

Denarius with portrait of julius caesar 44 bce