Julius Caesar is one of the famous Roman generals. Many may recognize this name from Shakespeare's great works. Before Shakespeare's great works, Julius Caesar was famous in his Roman city which. Julius Caesar was a dictator who transformed the Roman republic into the Roman empire. Even though Julius Caesar's life took place between 100 BC and 44 BC, people all over the world will mention Caesar's name and legacy. For starters, Julius Caesar's time was very different from life today. People didn't get married because they were in love with each other most of the time. The reason people in Roman times married was to have perfect children. Children who were unfit or unhealthy during this period were thrown out and left for dead. According to Phillip Freeman, “Roman families had to keep the first female born and all healthy males.” (Freeman 23). During this time there were no public schools, only private schools and tutors who came to the house. Julius Caesar had a tutor who taught him and it's sisters. Children who did not behave during this time were whipped by their teachers (Freeman 24). When the children turned 15 or 16 they would be considered adults. Another thing that was different about this time was that crucifixions took place. Caesar would crucify the pirates (Freeman 40). Freeman, Philip. Julius Caesar. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Print. Crucifixions would begin with a man flogged, humiliated and weakened. After being beaten, the criminal would have to carry a cross to the prison yard, the man would be nailed and tied to the cross naked (Freeman 39). To begin with, Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy, in July of the year 100. BC (Kamm 13). Before Julius Caesar was Julius Caesar he…… half of the card…… (“Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian Augustus”). Brutus' mother, Servilia, ended up being one of Caesar's mistresses (Freeman 246). Although Caesar's two friends, Brutus and Cassius, failed him, Caesar was repaid. Caesar's great-grandson Gaius Octavian raised an army for Caesar and sent it against Brutus and Cassius. Octavian, also known as Augustus, sought victory over Caesar and when Octavian returned home to the people in 27 BC he became the first Roman emperor. Works CitedFreeman, Philip. Julius Caesar. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Print.“Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus." 2014. Biography.com website. April 1, 2014Kamm, Antony. Julius Caesar: A Life. London: Routledge, 2006. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost ).9 April 2014.Shakespeare, Julius Caesar [Waiheke Island]: Floating Press, 2008. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost Web).. 2014.