Gaius is a common roman praenomen in the ancient times. It is derived from the Etruscan Cai. It means "I am glad". Another version of Gaius is Caius. There were a lot of people with this name and some were very famous. One of the most important one was Gaius Julius Caesar more commonly known as Julius Caesar. He was a great Roman Emperor and an influential political figure that played a very important role in world history. After the civil war in 49 BC he became the unanimous and undisputed leader of the Romans.
He brought about a lot of reforms in ancient Rome and its society as well as its government. He assumed the role of a dictator and centralized the bureaucracy which led into the hatching of a conspiracy by his opponents and enemies. His close friend, Brutus also became a part of this conspiracy as he disagreed with Caesar on various political affairs and believed Rome to be in danger. This conspiracy was successful and he was assassinated on March 15th in 44 BC near Ides of March. His death triggered off another civil war in Rome.
He brought about a lot of reforms in ancient Rome and its society as well as its government. He assumed the role of a dictator and centralized the bureaucracy which led into the hatching of a conspiracy by his opponents and enemies. His close friend, Brutus also became a part of this conspiracy as he disagreed with Caesar on various political affairs and believed Rome to be in danger. This conspiracy was successful and he was assassinated on March 15th in 44 BC near Ides of March. His death triggered off another civil war in Rome.
