Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at Aurelia Cotta who was a strong, intelligent woman from ancient Roman times who took wonderful care of her family. The writer notes that without Aurelia, there would have never been a Gaius Julius Caesar who was a powerful Roman military and political leader. The writer discusses Aurelia's life and notes that her parents were very influential political people of Rome. She married Gaius Julius Caesar (the elder) and had three children with him. The writer then discusses that her most well known "achievement" was raising their son Gaius Julius Caesar, who also held a high political status in Rome. She was well liked by the people of Rome and was a very strong, intelligent woman. The writer concludes that Aurelia did what was necessary to raise a family that was both successful and powerful in Ancient Roman times.

From the Paper
" Women in Ancient Rome lacked the rights that the women of today have but they were expected to produce children to populate Rome and they were also supposed to help raise their children. It was a requirement that Roman women produce children for their husbands so that they could populate Rome because the Roman people were always concerned about their legacies. They were also expected to teach their sons and daughters Roman culture. They were especially expected to teach their daughters Roman culture so that one day they, in turn, could teach these customs and principles to their sons and daughters."

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Abstract
A discussion regarding one of the most influential and powerful men in Roman history, Julius Caesar. The paper reports how Caesar played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. According to the paper, Caesar was widely considered to be one of the foremost military geniuses of his time and a brilliant politician.

From the Paper
"At the time of Caesar's birth, Carus Marius was the leading man in Rome, having saved the Roman Republic several years before by defeating two German tribes, the Teutones and the Cimbri. Caesar was related to Marius through the marriage of Marius and a sister of Caesar's father. When Caesar was very young, Marius had lost much of his earlier popularity, and eventually left Rome to travel in Greece and Asia Minor, hoping for some new command (Jiminez, 2000). However, still had some influence, and in 92 BC Caesar's father was elected as praetor, or a magistrate whose most important function was the administration of justice. In 84 BC Caesar's father died suddenly, and at sixteen years old, Caesar was the head of the family. Between 81 BC and 79 BC, Caesar served in Asia Minor on the personal staff of Marcus Minucius Thermus, who was praetor in Asia Minor. Mithridates of Pontus attacked Asia Minor a second time, while Caesar was serving there, and entirely on his own, Caesar raised a small army and defended some towns, giving the Roman commander time to organize an army and attack Mithridates in Pontus. Caesar returned to Rome in 73 BC, as a war hero, and thus began his career as a general and politician. "

Tags:Gailus, Aurelia, Mithridates, of, Pontus, Asia, Minor, rome, italy