Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in his Gallic Wars (58-50 BC).
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Julius Caesar called France by its common name at the time which was Gaul.
Gaul, called Transalpine Gaul, in other words what is now France was conquered by Julius Caesar. But Caesar did not "reign"; he was not a king or an emperor, and he only became dictator for life after he had conquered Gaul. During the time he was dictator, no territories were added to Rome's empire.
In Julius Caesar's time present day France was simply called Gaul, although the ancient territory of Gaul included far more land than modern France.
Caesar was a provincial governor of Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), Illyricum (the southern Balkans), and Transalpine Gaul (southern France), which gave him command of four legions.
Julius Caesar helped Roman expansion by his military conquests in Gaul, Spain, and the mid-east.