This man's early positions included ambassador to Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, sparking rumors of an affair between the men. This man was kidnapped en route to Rhodes by a Cilician pirate ship on which he joked about crucifying the entire crew; according to Suetonius, upon his release he got a boat, hunted them down, and actually crucified the entire crew. He once shared consulship with Bibulus, and won the battle of Alesia against Vercingetorix, as
This man's early positions included ambassador to Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, sparking rumors of an affair between the men. This man was kidnapped en route to Rhodes by a Cilician pirate ship on which he joked about crucifying the entire crew; according to Suetonius, upon his release he got a boat, hunted them down, and actually crucified the entire crew. He once shared consulship with Bibulus, and won the battle of Alesia against Vercingetorix, as told in his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars, before returning from Gaul to defeat Pompey. For 10 points, name this Roman who adopted Octavian and crossed the Rubicon before being stabbed on the Ides of March by Brutus.
This man's early positions included ambassador to Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, sparking rumors of an affair between the men.
Gaius Julius Caesar