The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar

TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS IN CAESAR’S LIFE AND CAREER

100 BC	Born in Rome.
81	Refuses Sulla’s order to divorce his wife; goes on the run.
80–78	Early military service; wins civic crown.
75	Travels east to study under masters of rhetoric; captured by pirates.
72	Elected as military tribune.
69	Elected as quaestor.
65	Elected as aedile.
63	Conspiracy of Catiline; elected as pontifex maximus.
62	Serves as praetor; finds an angry mob ready to riot on his behalf.
61–60	Serves as governor of Spain, chooses between triumph or consulship.
59	First consulship; formation of triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey.
58	Beginning of proconsulship; defeats Ariovistus.
55	Bridges the Rhine, first invasion of Britain.
54	Second invasion ...