He returned to Rome in 60 BC and, the following year, was elected consul, the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus.

He returned to Rome in 60 BC and, the following year, was elected consul, the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus.

After Sulla’s death, Caesar returned to Rome, where he rapidly climbed the cursus honorum, serving as quaestor in 69 BC, ...

Julius Caesar's popularity soars when he returns to Rome victorious after defeating the sons of Pompey. While the commoners continue to worship Caesar, the leaders of Rome become wary of Caesar's ...

50 B.C. Following his victories in Gaul, Julius Caesar attempts to return to Rome, but his former ally Pompey and his enemies in the Senate instead order him to lay down his command. January 10-11 ...

They believed they could simply return the republic to what it had been before, but a new round of civil wars followed, ending with the emergence of Rome’s first emperor, Caesar’s great-nephew ...