10. Caesar was born to a politically powerful and connected Roman family
Not exactly a rags to riches story, Julius Caesar’s life story begins with a tremendous advantage: he was the son of a powerful governor of Asia province, Gaius Julius Caesar. If that political pedigree wasn’t solid enough, Caesar was also related, through his sister’s marriage, to one of the most powerful political figures in Roman history, Gaius Marius.
Thanks to Shakespeare, the most common picture people have of Julius Caesar is that of murder victim. The facts listed above reveal him to be a more complicated, nuanced, and even visionary figure.
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