Julius Caesar - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.798 E 002° 19.703
31U E 450742 N 5412477
Julius Caesar transformed Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Waymark Code: WMD7RD
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/02/2011
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Probably the most well-known of the Roman Emperors, his name became the title for other monarchs: Shah, Tsar, and Kaiser for example. Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44BC) came to prominence as the winner in a civil war against Pompey and his forces. He was eventually declared dictator in 49 BC and ruled as either Dictator or Consul until his assassination on the Ides of March in 44 BC. Read more about his extensive adventures at (
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The Roman Empire officially began in 19BC when Julius Caesar's adopted great nephew Augustus Caeser took power. However, the Roman Republic's titles of Dictator and Consul were synonomous with Emperor in the case of Julius Caesar.
This 1694 marble sculpture is by Ambrogio Parisi (1676-1717). It depicts Caesar standing in military garb..wearing a large metal belt. He also wears boots and a cape. He holds a scroll in his left hand and a round object in his right. He stares into the distant left. A sculpted pigeon is near his right foot. The sculpture is located in the Tuileries Garden in Paris. The figure of Caesar is about 12-foot tall...and on a pedestal of about the same height.