The bulk of the credit for standardizing New Year's Day goes to Julius Caesar ... to force the calendar into proper alignment. Caesar's reform plan called for a fixed, 12-month, 365-day calendar ...
After eliminating his rivals in a civil war, general and politician Gaius Julius Caesar began serving as dictator of Rome in 49 BCE. He established a number of political reforms before getting ...
Julius Caesar faced resistance from the Senate. Unable to advance his reforms through the gridlocked Senate, he allied with two other ambitious men who shared his distrust towards the Senate ...