Special Days Every Month
Celebrate and learn about special days
every day of the year in 2010!
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Julius Caesar
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He helped to take over new land for the Roman Empire, including England and Germany. The Calendar Julius Caesar reformed the calendar. With only minor changes his is the calendar we use today. One month, July, is named in his honour. Caesar, the most powerful man in Rome He became the most powerful man and sole leader in Rome and some people thought he was too powerful and that he wanted to be king. A group of senators (led by Brutus and Cassius) decided to kill him and take his power back. They surrounded him and stabbed him with their daggers on the Ides (15) of March 44 BC. First Emperor of Rome Caesars murder sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic. Caesar's great nephew and designated heir, Octavian, appointed Augustus, the first emperor. Find out more about the Romans
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Julius Caesar, a great general and an important leader in ancient Rome, was born in Rome on 12 or 13 July 100 BC Back to Facts of the Day Calendar
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