The reason why I picked this topic is because I thought it was an interesting topic. When we discussed it in class I wanted to find out a lot more information about this topic. I also wanted tosee what happened when Julius Caesar was murdered, and what it would do to the great roman empire. Another reason I picked this topic was, because I thought it would be fun to learn about. Also i found a bunch of interesting facts. Julius Caesar was the last dictator of the roman republic. Julius's family genes date back to the first roman empire. Julius Caesar was related by marriage to Marius. Julius when he was young was captured by early pirates.