Hecame.Hesaw.Heconquered.JuliusCaesarwasaforcetobereckonedwithasasavvypolitician,animpressiveorator,andabravesoldier.BorninRomein100BC,hequicklyclimbedtheladderofRomanpolitics,makingallies--andenemies--alongtheway.Hisvictoriesinbattleawardedhimthesupportofthepeople,butflushfrompower,henamedhimselfdictatorforlife.Thegoodtimes,however,wouldnotlastmuchlonger.OntheIdesofMarch,Caesarwasbrutallyassassinatedbyagroupofsenatorsdeterminedtoendhistyranny,bringinghisreigntoanend.