Julius Caesar, an accomplished military general and cunning politician, is perhaps remembered as one of the most consequential figures who rose to power during the Roman Republic – and led to its ...

The Senate debates whether to recall Caesar from Gaul – and risks a dangerous escalation. The Senate – under the Consulship of Pompey – debates whether to recall Caesar from Gaul, exposing him to the ...

In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a declaration ...