As the most famous hero and ruler in the history of ancient Rome, stories about Julius Caesar have long appeared in various novels and books. Considering the plot, Caesar may be described as a child born in a lower aristocratic family in some stories. However, the prestige of the real Caesar family in history can be said to be the top gold family in the ancient Roman Republic at that time, which is also the main reason why he was able to become an instant hit in the previous three alliances.
Many times, when we talk about Caesar's family, we often talk about "poor families" and "poor nobles". This statement has some basis, but if you think about it carefully, you will find some problems. When Caesar was young, many giants in Rome mostly lived in villas in Palatini Mountain among the seven mountains in Rome, but Caesar's family lived in the center of Rome. At that time, many Roman civilians lived in the ancient apartment "Soubrat" in this area. If you look at it this way, it seems that Caesar's family is really ordinary. But the whole building of "Soubrat" where his family lives belongs to his family, which is equivalent to a family treating the whole apartment as a private house in the city center. From this point of view, although it is not comparable to the elders in villas in rich areas, the class of Caesar's family is far from that of ordinary people.
Another case that is often used to illustrate Caesar's poor family conditions is Caesar's tutor. In the upper class of Rome at that time, children of aristocratic families would hire tutors after they were eight or nine years old. Most upper-class aristocrats would hire Greeks who finished their studies in Athens, Pagama or Rhode Island, and Caesar's tutor was indeed a Gaul barbarian, but he studied in Alexandria, Egypt. As far as identity is concerned, Caesar's mentor is indeed a bit shabby. However, Alexandria, with the largest library in the classical world, did not lose academically to Athens and other cities. As a barbarian, it also shows that Caesar's mentor is very good. In this regard, Caesar's family may not choose him, because the Gaul teacher has a low asking price.
When it comes to Caesar's research, we have to say Caesar's mother. Because Caesar's father died early, it was Caesar's mother who influenced him for most of his life. Caesar's mother's name was Oreglia Kota. The Kota family was not a powerful family with a long history, but it was a famous scholar family in the Roman world at that time. So Caesar's mother, Oreglia Kota, also has a high level of knowledge, so she chose a Gaul tutor, probably because she took a fancy to his ability.
However, if it is only the Cotta family of Caesar's mother, then Caesar is only an ordinary member of the Roman upper class, and once you see the julius family of Caesar's father, you can't ignore Caesar's prominent position.
Caesar's father's family is julius, which has a long history and has appeared in Roman history since the Roman monarchy. Julius' family originated from Aruba conquered by the third generation of Roman king Toulouse. After being assimilated by Rome, Julius family finally became one of the big families in Roman society. However, the Julius family is different from the Cognett family and the Claudius family, which has left Scipio. In the long OneRepublic, this family has a very low sense of existence and no celebrities have appeared. The only thing worth recording is the surname "Caesar", which stands for war elephant in ancient Carthage. This is because some members of the julius family made contributions in the Punic War, and thus got this title.
However, in Caesar's time, the julius family suddenly took off, because this family suddenly produced two top political stars, namely Caesar's uncle gaius marius and Caesar's uncle Lucius Julius Caesar.
Gaius marius, the name may be strange to many people who don't know the history of Rome, but he still has an identity, and that is "the father of the Roman Legion". Without Mario, there would be no Roman legions we are familiar with. Marius's main achievement was to transform the Roman army from a citizen soldier to a professional soldier, defeated the extremely dangerous and swarming Germanic barbarian invaders, and defeated the kingdom of Numidia, which rebelled in North Africa. It can be said that without Marius, there would be no powerful army on which the Roman Republic and even the Roman Empire would conquer Europe in the future. For this reason, Marius is also known as the "father of the country" of Rome. It is worth mentioning that, because Marius himself is a member of the adopted Yuli family, this supreme honor certainly belongs to the Yuli family.
Caesar's uncle Lucius Julius Caesar, though not as influential as Marius, would have destroyed the Roman Republic without his contribution. Lucius was mainly active in the period of "Allied War", which was often neglected but of great significance. In terms of scale and influence, it far exceeds the Spartacus uprising rendered by film and television dramas. This war is because the Roman Republic denied the Roman citizenship of other Italian allies, with equal obligations and different rights, which led to the outbreak of civil war between Italian allies and Rome for hundreds of years. Because both sides know the roots, the war is inextricably linked, and it is difficult for anyone to get the upper hand. Both sides suffered heavy losses, which made enemies of Rome, such as the capital kingdom, take the opportunity to erode the territory of Rome.
Lucius, then the consul of Rome, was also the commander-in-chief of the southern theater of the Civil War. During the winter truce, he risked his life to return to Rome and put forward the Civil Rights Law of julius, which granted the Allies civil rights. You know, Drusus, the Roman tribune before the war, was assassinated because he tried to put forward a proposal to give the Allies citizenship. Fortunately, this time the Roman upper level agreed to Lucius' proposal, so julius's civil rights law was implemented smoothly and the civil war ended soon. Lucius, in addition to his original consul status, was also awarded the honor of "Allied War Hero".
Therefore, with the outstanding performance of Marius and Lucius, julius family became the star family and hero family in Roman society at that time.
Moreover, Marius later became the interest spokesman in the eyes of Roman civilians. Although he finally lost to his political enemy Sura, his influence continued until the end of the Republic because of his achievements, but his son died. Therefore, the eyes of ordinary people are naturally on the rest of the Julius family, and Caesar is one of them. At the same time, during Marius' reign, his ally consul Chinna married his daughter to Caesar in order to consolidate his ties with the julius family. Although Qinna was later defeated by Sura and died, he was a consul after all, equivalent to the president of a modern country, which made Caesar's identity more prominent.
Of course, this relationship naturally brought trouble to Caesar himself. For example, after Sura came to power, she asked Caesar to divorce Qin Na's daughter. Because Caesar refused, he had to leave home. Caesar's departure sounds sad. However, after he sneaked into today's Turkey, he openly lived a noble life, and the local governors turned a blind eye and even let Caesar work under them. After all, the Julius family was silent when Sura was in control of the political situation, but its prestige was too great.
Besides, after Sura's death, when his lawyer failed, he went to Asia Minor for the second time, and Caesar went directly to visit the palace of Roman allies in Pythia. This is not only because of his high quality, but also because of his Julius family name. Incidentally, his uncle is still the governor of Rome province near the Kingdom of Pythia, and Caesar got his first public office after his uncle died.
In addition, there is another point that can explain the importance people attached to Caesar at that time, and that is Caesar's own debt. Caesar often borrowed money for study and daily use. He was heavily in debt, and it was not until he conquered Gaul that he paid off the huge wealth plundered in the war. I owe such a huge sum of money, but I can still keep borrowing money. Considering that Caesar didn't have any political strength before he went to Gaul, it only shows that the rich people at that time believed in the name Julius family.
Comparatively speaking, the Pompeii family and the crassus family in the first three leagues are hard to compare with the Caesar family. Although they were far stronger than Caesar in military strength and financial resources at that time, the julius family was still too powerful in terms of prestige and influence, and even Pompeii, a military genius with the nickname "Great Man", could not be compared. So, when Caesar contacted Pompeii, the latter quickly agreed to the proposal of forming a political alliance. From this perspective, the Triumph Alliance is actually an alliance with Pompeii providing military support, crassus providing financial support and Caesar providing prestige support. Because Caesar's own political ability is the best, he actually became the leader of the Triumphal League, thus successfully controlling the political situation in Rome.
Therefore, we might as well draw a conclusion about Caesar's birth, that is, if ordinary Roman aristocrats are "born with a golden key", then Caesar is simply "born with a diamond key". However, Julius also had many men. Why is Caesar "the Great"? Because in addition to the unique advantages of the family, it is ultimately necessary to rely on your own ability and efforts to achieve great things.