Gaius Julius Caesar is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 Rome (TV series), played by Irish actor Ciarán Hinds. The real Julius Caesar was a Roman general who seized control of the Roman government in 45 BC and laid the political foundations for the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
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Comparisons with the historical Julius Caesar
Despite having little physical resemblance to any known representations of the historical Caesar who was balding, the series aims to present him in an authentic fashion (as opposed to an accurate one).
The story starts in 52 BC as Caesar receives news of his daughter Julia's death; historically, Julia died in 54 BC. Additionally, no mention is made in Rome of his mother Aurelia Cotta, who died months after Julia. There is nothing in the historical sources to suggest that his affair with Servilia ended, as is depicted in the series.
Caesarion was likely Caesar's son with Cleopatra. The events of the episode Caesarion insinuate that he may actually have been fathered by soldier Titus Pullo. Though Caesar is shown presenting his newborn son to his army at the end of this episode, historically Caesar was already back in Rome by the time Caesarion was born.
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