You Can Thank Julius Caesar for Those Damn New Year’s Resolutions

Is there nothing that guy didn’t do?

General, strategist, lover of Cleopatra — Dictator Julius Caesar is one Roman ruler whose name and deeds have survived for more than 2,000 years. Some of the things he implemented have lasted too — like a calendar with January 1st as the kick off date.

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There are thousands of years of human history and tens of thousands of stories to be told. This publication seeks to make a dent in them.

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Betsy Denson

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