Is Julius Caesar based on a true story?

It is one of several Roman plays that he wrote, based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.

Who was the real life Julius Caesar?

Caesar was born into the Roman political ruling class, on 12 or 13 July 100 BC. He was named Gaius Julius Caesar, like his father and grandfather before him. Both had been republican officials, but the Julian clan’s greatest link to high power when Julius was born was through marriage.

Was Brutus a real person?

Marcus Junius Brutus (/ˈbruːtəs/; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Brutus took a leading role in the assassination, which was carried out successfully on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC.

Did Julius Caesar have a son?

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Julius Caesar/Sons

Caesarion, in full Ptolemy Philopator Philometor Caesar, also called Ptolemy XV Caesar, (born June 47 bce—died 30 bce), king of Egypt (reigned 44–30 bce), son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII. Ptolemy was his mother’s co-ruler, killed by Octavian, later the emperor Augustus, after Cleopatra’s death in 30.

Is Brutus Julius Caesar son?

He had married Servilia of the Servilii Caepiones who was the half-sister of Cato the Younger, and later Julius Caesar’s mistress. Some ancient sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being Brutus’ real father, despite Caesar being only fifteen years old when Brutus was born.

Did Cleopatra have a child with Caesar?

Caesarion was the child of Cleopatra and Caesar, although a few Classical authors, perhaps for political reasons, expressed doubts about his paternity. After Cleopatra’s arrival in Rome in 46, Caesar himself, officially recognized the child as his son.

Did Cleopatra married her son?

When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, Cleopatra became co-regent with her 10-year-old brother Ptolemy XIII. They were married, in keeping with Egyptian tradition. In 47 BC, Cleopatra bore Caesar a child – Caesarion – though Caesar never publicly acknowledged him as his son.