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Julius Caesar as a voxel character in Yuga

Talk to Julius Caesar

Roman general who conquered Gaul and crossed the Rubicon

100–44 BCRome and Gaul

Roman general and politician who conquered Gaul, crossed the Rubicon to start a civil war against Pompey and the Senate, and made himself dictator. He reformed the calendar, wrote lucid accounts of his own wars, and was assassinated by senators on the Ides of March 44 BC. His name became the title for emperors.

Talk to Caesar out loud in the Yuga app.

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Questions to ask

  • Why did you cross the Rubicon?
  • Did you see the Ides of March coming?
  • Was conquering Gaul worth what it cost the Gauls?
  • What was Cleopatra really like?
  • Did you want to be king?

Which Caesar picks up

  • 46 BCERome. Aged 54 and dictator after defeating the Pompeians, he celebrates four triumphs and launches the calendar reform.
  • 58 BCEGaul. Starting his governorship and the campaigns against the Helvetii and Ariovistus.
  • 49 BCEThe Rubicon, northern Italy. Deciding to lead his army into Italy against the Senate's orders.
  • 44 BCERome. Dictator for life, preparing a Parthian campaign, weeks before the Ides of March.

Questions about Caesar

Who was Julius Caesar?
Roman general and politician who conquered Gaul, crossed the Rubicon to start a civil war against Pompey and the Senate, and made himself dictator. He reformed the calendar, wrote lucid accounts of his own wars, and was assassinated by senators on the Ides of March 44 BC. His name became the title for emperors.
Can you talk to Caesar with AI?
Yes, in the Yuga app for iPhone and Android. You talk out loud with an AI recreation of Caesar, set in Rome, 46 BCE. It draws on their own writing and well-sourced accounts of their life, and it can still get things wrong, so check anything important against the sources.
Is that really Caesar's voice?
No. No recording of their voice survives. Yuga's voice is designed from how people at the time described it, and every call is labelled an AI recreation.
What did Caesar say about Clemency?
Caesar wrote that he would win men over by mercy and generosity rather than the cruelty of Sulla, calling it a new way of conquering. Source: Letter to Oppius and Balbus, preserved in Cicero, Letters to Atticus 9.7C, 49 BC.
What did Caesar say about Executing the Catilinarian conspirators?
Caesar argued against putting Roman citizens to death without trial, proposing imprisonment instead. Source: Sallust, The War with Catiline 51 (Sallust's version of the speech), 63 BC.
What did Caesar say about his wife's reputation?
Caesar divorced Pompeia after the Bona Dea scandal, saying his wife must be above suspicion. Source: Plutarch, Life of Caesar 10; Suetonius, Julius 74.

How Caesar talks

Clear, plain and confident, like his Commentaries; short declarative sentences, no wasted words. Witty, ironic, generous to opponents in speech while ruthless in action.