Young Caesar (film)

Young Caesar is a historical film based on the early life of the Roman dictator, Gaius Julius Caesar. It is the first film in the Ancient Rome Cinematic Universe (ARCU). The film takes place between 91 and 60 BC. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Ciaran Hinds, Anson Mount, Raoul Bova, Greg Vaughan, Russell Crowe, Logan Lerman, and Ashton Moio. Like the rest of the ARCU, the film is mostly historically accurate, with some minor adjustments in order to make it cinematic.

It stars... The film mostly takes place during the Roman Social War and Sulla's Civil Wars between 91 and 80 BC.

Plot
The movie starts with the death of Gaius Julius Caesar's father, who tragically died due to unknown circumstances. He is comforted by his uncle Sextus, who assures him that he will be protected under the rule of Marius (Caesar's other uncle). Sextus goes off to fight in the Social War.

Marius and the populists had a political rivalry with Sulla and the optimates in the Senate. When King Mithridates of Pontus invades Greece, the senate chose Sulla to lead the fight against him, but Marius bribed a tribune to declare himself Marius to lead once Sulla left Rome. Upon hearing this, Sulla took his legions and marched on to Rome in an unforeseen event. Marius was exiled, but soon he led a revolt with Cinna and toppled Gnaeus Octavious, a Sulla-allied consul (Sulla returned to fighting Mithridates).

Julisu Caesar is encouraged to enter politics, but woefully has to divorce his wife Cossutia, in order to marry Cinna's daughter, Cornelia, for political purposes.

Sulla returned to Rome with a vengeance and overthrew the Marians. Caesar is targeted by the optimates and has to run. Poor and on the brink of death, he is saved by the Vestal Virgins. Caesar then enters the military to leave Rome and served under Thermus' campaign against Mytilene.

Sulla resigned as dictator. Caesar returns to Rome and declines to be part of an anti-Sullan coup headed by Marcus Lepidus. He instead becomes an orator and prosecutes Dolabella of corruption, but fails.