Read the captivating story of Julius Caesar's life, from his early childhood in the heart of Italy to his rise to power and his foreign conquests. From his childhood at the heart of the Roman Empire, Caesar grew to become its hero and elected dictator for life. Even as a boy, Gaius Julius Caesar's ambition, fearlessness and love of adventure set him apart. He matched wits and armies with kidnapping pirates, blood-thirsty Britons and even Cleopatra herself to become an unstoppable ruler of the most powerful empire in the world.