Julius Caesar has been the inspiration to countless military commanders
over the last two millennia. Born into an aristocratic family, his early
military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorium,
included campaigning in the east, Spain and in the early Roman civil
wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars is known mainly through the
commentary on the wars that he wrote and published, along with his
incursions into Britain. This concise history details his military life,
and how it impacted with his political career, from his youth through
the civil wars that resulted in his becoming the dictator of Rome, and
his legacy.