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Probably one of the most well-known names of Ancient Rome, Gaius Julius Caesar played a seminal role during the transformation of Rome from a Republic to an Empire. First as a Roman military leader, Caesar made his name by conquering Gaul (Western Europe which was then populated by Celtic tribes) and by orchestrating the first British invasion. He is most famous for uttering these three words after his military triumphs: Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). Due to his military success on behalf of the ever-expanding Roman Empire, Caesar’s popularity back at home skyrocketed (particularly among the plebeian and middle classes) – his political power grew in spades. Not only did he defeat his one-time political ally, Pompey, but he also spent some time in Egypt (where he had a dalliance – and a son – with Cleopatra). He was eventually made “Dictator for Life” back in Rome and the month of July was renamed in his honor (formerly known as Quintilis). Caesar would ultimately meet a violent death on the floor of the Roman Senate on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. at the hands of his former friends (Et tu, Brute?) – he had alienated his political peers as his ambitions (and ego) grew with his power. His assassination – and the civil unrest that followed – marked the end of the Roman Republic.

Probably one of the most well-known names of Ancient Rome, Gaius Julius Caesar played a seminal role during the transformation of Rome from a Republic to an Empire. First as a Roman military leader, Caesar made his name by conquering Gaul (Western Europe which was then populated by Celtic tribes) and by orchestrating the first British invasion. He is most famous for uttering these three words after his military triumphs: Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). Due to his military success on behalf of the ever-expanding Roman Empire, Caesar’s popularity back at home skyrocketed (particularly among the plebeian and middle classes) – his political power grew in spades. Not only did he defeat his one-time political ally, Pompey, but he also spent some time in Egypt (where he had a dalliance – and a son – with Cleopatra). He was eventually made “Dictator for Life” back in Rome and the month of July was renamed in his honor (formerly known as Quintilis). Caesar would ultimately meet a violent death on the floor of the Roman Senate on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. at the hands of his former friends (Et tu, Brute?) – he had alienated his political peers as his ambitions (and ego) grew with his power. His assassination – and the civil unrest that followed – marked the end of the Roman Republic.

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Ginger Rogers was a highly popular 20th century actress, singer and dancer who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1940 for “Kitty Foyle”, but who is best remembered as Fred Astaire’s dancing partner. Born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri, Ginger was an only child of divorce, who took her stepfather’s name, Rogers. She entered show business via her mother’s work as a Hollywood script writer, and became a star at 19 when she appeared in the Gershwin Broadway show, “Girl Crazy”. Much of her successful film career was carried out at RKO, including the famous Astaire collaboration, although she acted as an independent agent in later years. Ginger Rogers was very close to her mother, both professionally and personally, and embraced both her mother’s religion, Christian Science, and her conservative political views. Married five times, she had no children. In addition to her legacy on screen, stage, radio and television, Ginger Rogers also inspired the feminist-adopted slogan that declared “she did everything Astaire did, but also while dancing backwards and in high heels”.

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Carole Lombard was a celebrated film star of the 1930s and 1940s, most noted for her comedic performances in the beloved “screwball comedies” of the day. Born Jane Alice Peters to a wealthy family in Indiana, Carole effortlessly broke into show business after being spotted by a Hollywood film director when she was just a teenager. This led to an early success in a movie called “Marriage in Transit“, with Edmund Lowe, followed by a stint as one of Mack Sennett’s “Bathing Beauties.” After being signed by Paramount, she was paired with the dapper “Thin Man” of the screen, William Powell, to whom she was married for a couple of years. Generally regarded as fun-loving and egalitarian, Carole Lombard was also the highest paid Hollywood star in the late 1930s. She embarked upon a relationship with the “King of Hollywood”, Clark Gable, in 1936 and they married in 1939 after he was able to obtain a very expensive divorce from his second wife. This was generally acknowledged to be the happiest period of Carole Lombard’s short life. In early 1942, having completed a successful war bond tour, her plane crashed and she died along with 21 other passengers, including her mother. It is most telling that Clark Gable, who married twice more after her death, was interred next to Carole Lombard when he died.

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