Julius Caesar: The Boy Who Conquered an Empire

by Ellen Galford

Born in Rome around 100 B.C., Gaius Julius Caesar grew up to lead of one of the world's greatest empires. A boy of fierce drive and ambition, he was tutored from the age of six. The teenage Gaius became head of his household at 16 and master of his own destiny. Caesar joined the military and at 22 he returned to Rome to begin his unstoppable rise to power. This National Geographic World History Biography leads readers through the intriguing world of Ancient Rome, with a time line, graphic illustrations of historical events, and maps of Rome and its far reaching empire.

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ellen Galford is a Scottish writer of fiction and nonfiction.

Reviews

[Annie Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had some good information in it, but not told in an interesting way.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives information about big parts of his life.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I had found history half as interesting when I was in school as I do learning it with my daughter. How did I not find this stuff fascinating? Currently we are covering Ancient Rome in school and watched a documentary about Caesar. I was compelled to find more information about this celebrated ruler who suffered a dramatic assassination. This book covered so much more than the documentary, yet left out others events that I was curious to learn more about. Meaning: I need more!

This book would best benefit junior to high school level students. I enjoyed the way the author grouped Caesars major events and times in his life in chronological order by section. The images throughout are also beautiful and provide a better perspective of the era. A time line is located at the bottom of nearly every page giving a clear lay out of the events described in the above text.

[Bmirza3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julius Caesar was a little boy when he had the idea of ruling Rome, But there was many people such as enemies in his way to become the ruler, so he fought and was very brave. The actions he took made him the ruler of Rome
Themes: Adventure,Action

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Needed an easy book with lots of information to write a report. It was really good, and relatively interesting.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3.5]

[Kristen Fort · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read, accessible short book on Julius Caesar's life.