Andrea Alvares

Professor Hanh

Classics 80B

February 17, 2012

Historical Details

            Julius Caesar and Tulia had been living together for so long now with very much happiness. She was the wife he had expected, always at his side when he needed her. Tulia a beautiful wife always was listening to his husband. He would share almost about everything except about politics. Never did he tell her what were his plans while being an army commander. Tulia little did she know her husband was someone to become very powerful. Julius Caesar always keeping everything in secret from his wife. All he did mention was the love he had for her. They had raised a beautiful daughter Julia. Julius was not really there as Julia was growing up. He was busy taking care of business while a commander in the army. He had left to the Civil War. This war would of not happened if Julius would of given up his army. The senate wanted him to give up his army after they had supported Pompey. Julius refused to give up his army, which led a Civil War.

            This Civil War caused the absence of Julius in Julia’s life. This little girl would always ask for her father. She needed her father’s love and wished she had spent more time with him. While in war, Julius never forgot about his family. He knew what he was fighting for was really important to him and his army. They had to fight for something they did not agree too.  After the war was over he came back home to realize that his daughter had fled away with her lover. Julia had grown up to be a lady now. Learned how to love and fell for her father’s servant, Aulus. He had being very faithful to Julius along the years. Julius suffered the loss of Julia causing him this anger. Later Julius became a dictator. He was ready to take this dictatorship and demand everyone to do what he wanted. He had become a dictator for life. As a lifetime dictator he decided to go against Parthia. He thought his daughter had fled there with Aulus. He had no access to Parthia; he was not welcomed there. The only way to go in was to go against them and gain access. Julius just wanted his daughter back and for many years he searched for her taking along many roles against people.