Julius Caesar

ONE OF THE GREATEST MILITARY COMMANDERS IN HISTORY, JULIUS CAESAR`S MOST FAMOUS VICTORY - THE CONQUEST OF GAUL - WAS TO HIM LITTLE MORE THAN A STEPPING STONE TO POWER. AN AUDACIOUS AND DECISIVE GENERAL, HIS VICTORIES OVER THE GAULS ALLOWED HIM TO CHALLENGE FOR THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF ROME. LEADING A SINGLE LEGION ACROSS THE RUBICON IN 49 BC, CAESAR LAUNCHED A CIVIL WAR WHICH WOULD END THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND USHER IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE, WITH CAESAR AT ITS HELM. THIS EXAMINATION OF THE GREAT GENERAL`S LIFE COVERS HIS GREAT VICTORIES AND FEW DEFEATS, LOOKING AT THE FACTORS WHICH LAY BEHIND HIS MILITARY GENIUS.