Introduction

Episode 39 of The Young Julius Caesar Chronicles is out now. This week we look at the alliance between Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar in 60 BC. Gaius Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family that had fallen on hard times. He grew up in what amounted to a tenement building owned by his parents. His childhood and early career were defined by two women: his mother Aurelia and his aunt Julia.