Editing Gaius Julius Caesar

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{{Quote|Caesar moves away from the Senate, placing his trust in foreign rulers, adopting the ego and pomp of his Egyptian whore. [...] [He] refuses to rise when he addresses us and scoffs at our concerns. He has created his own private senate, filled with deceivers, manipulators, people who have no business in Roman affairs.|Marcus Junius Brutus.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}{{Character Infobox
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|birth = July 100 BCE<br>[[Rome]], [[Roman Republic]]
|death = 15 March 44 BCE (aged 55)<br>Rome, Roman Republic
|affiliates = Roman Army<br>Roman Republic
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
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'''Gaius Julius Caesar''' (100 BCE – 44 BCE), known as '''Julius Caesar''', was a prominent general of the Roman Army and a notable politician of the [[Roman Republic]]. He played a key role in transforming the troubled Republic into the seemingly unstoppable [[Roman Empire]].

==Biography==
Around 59 BCE, Caesar founded the city of Florentia, later known as [[Florence]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> He rose to prominence for his success in the {{Wiki|Gallic Wars}}, in which he defeated the chieftain [[Vercingetorix]] and allowed the Roman Republic to annex Gaul.<ref name="Mnemonics">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Mnemonic sets]]</ref>

In 49 BCE, he and his forces entered [[Rome]] in the midst of civil war, and Caesar took power as the dictator of the Republic, while secretly being supported by the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> The year after, he met the [[Egypt]]ian Queen [[Cleopatra]] and began an affair with her. Aided by the Templars, he installed her as the Pharaoh of Egypt.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> Caesar moved his attention away from the Roman Senate and scoffed at their concerns, instead placing his trust in foreign rulers and his own circle of senators. He also adopted the lavish and self-centered lifestyle of Cleopatra.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Led by [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], a group of forty senators calling themselves Liberatores, who were secretly members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], began plotting against Caesar. Resolving to assassinate the dictator, the conspirators stabbed him twenty-three times on 15 March 44 BCE.<ref name="ACB"/> Despite the death of Caesar, civil war continued for another thirteen years, as the armies of Brutus and Longinus clashed with those of [[Marcus Antonius]] and [[Augustus|Octavian]], Caesar's adopted son. Octavian eventually rose as the sole victor, naming himself Augustus and establishing the Roman Empire.<ref name="Ghosts of Christams Past>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>

==Gallery==
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Cleopatra and Caesar by Jean-Leon-Gerome.jpg|''Cleopatra and Caesar'', by {{Wiki|Jean-Léon Gérôme}}
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==Trivia==
*There is a [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood achievements|trophy]] for the PlayStation 3 in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' named after Julius Caesar. It is earned by gaining all other trophies, fifty in total. Also, the [[Dagger of Brutus]], which was used by Marcus Junius Brutus to kill Caesar, can be obtained.<ref name="ACB" />
*The popular {{Wiki|Caesar cipher}} code format is widely attributed to have been designed by Caesar, hence its name. The code has often been used in the [[Assassin's Creed series|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], most commonly in [[Rifts|secret messages]] left behind by [[Clay Kaczmarek]].

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}

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