Gaius Julius Caesar
罗马最杰出的统帅——恺撒大帝

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, consul, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
盖乌斯·儒略·恺撒(公元前100年－公元前44年)，罗马共和国末期的军事统帅、政治家和执政官，著名的拉丁散文作家。他在罗马共和国终结和罗马帝国兴起的一系列事件中发挥了重要作用。

With the Gallic Wars concluded, the Senate ordered Caesar to step down from his military command and return to Rome. Caesar refused the order, and instead marked his defiance in 49 BC by crossing the Rubicon with a legion, leaving his province and illegally entering Roman Italy under arms. Civil war resulted, and Caesar's victory in the war would put him in an unrivaled position of power and influence.
高卢战争结束后，元老院命令恺撒放弃军事领导地位并返回罗马。恺撒拒绝了这一命令，并且在公元前49年带领武装军团离开自己的省，跨过卢比孔河非法进入意大利罗马。内战一触即发，恺撒在战争中的胜利赋予他无上的权力地位和影响力。

After assuming control of government, Caesar began a program of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the Julian Calendar. He centralized the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed “dictator in perpetuity”. On the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus. His heir Octavius set about solidifying his power, and the era of the Roman Empire began.
掌权后的恺撒开始了社会和政府的改革，包括制定儒略历。他将共和国的官僚体制集中化并最终宣布“永久独裁”。公元前44年3月15日，恺撒被元老院中布鲁图斯领导的造反者刺杀。继承者奥古斯都继续巩固他的统治，罗马帝国的时代也就此开启。

Much of Caesar's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns, and from other contemporary sources, mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust. The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources. Caesar is considered by many to be one of the greatest military commanders in history.
恺撒的一生大都是以他自己记录的军事战役和当时的其他资源(多为西塞罗的信件和讲话以及塞勒斯特的历史著作)而被人熟知。后来的苏维托尼乌斯和普鲁塔克的传记也是主要的资料来源。恺撒被很多人认为是历史上最伟大的军事领袖之一。