Julius Caesar Pirates

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Julius Caesar was a very accomplished man. Though all of his actions were not approved by the common public, he was still extremely popular amongst Rome. It is said that the only reason he died was because he killed another popular leader, Pompey. But being in a political war doesn't make you a bad person

Julius Caesar was actually pretty nice, outside of wars and politics. He had many kids and almost as many wives, because he wanted someone honest (Turns out that's pretty hard).

Though Julius Caesar was a Political man he still wanted women to Marry (though he wanted nice women to further his political state rather than demote it).This would lead to many marriages over his life. Including the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, which was a direct …show more content…

Not too often but enough for it to be a problem. One occasion of this was by Cicilian pirates. During his capture the pirates were very nice and so he was nice in return. If you count being nice saying that once retrieved he would crucify them. Though he was sour some of the time he was nice and cooperated with the pirates and even convinced them into raising his ransom. When released Julius gave the pirates the chase around the ocean, and hunting them down with a few volunteers. When finally retrieving the pirates he fulfilled his promise and crucified them. But before the crucifixion started he slit their necks, not because of remorse but because they were nice to him during his capture.

Julius Caesar fought for his ideal country, as this led to many tactical treaties and similar feats. Some included Pompey, Fighting Barbarians, and Dealing with unrest in his section of the country.

When in times of war Julius Caesar made many treaties and compromises to effect the tide of war. One of the biggest was combining forces with Pompey, though the two did not agree on political levels they both needed each other to accomplish their respective goals. But in the public's eye they were a superb team where nothing could stand in their …show more content…

This lead to a large amount of controversy including Caesar befriending Brutus. Brutus was actually one of Pompey’s cousin, but this was unknown to Caesar. This “friendship” is the death of Caesar.
As Brutus and some of Caesar's friends planned to kill him. Early morning March 15, 44 BC, Caesar's wife told him to not attend his meeting. Being the political man he his he took no thought on his wife's prediction. Late afternoon during the meeting Caesar was stabbed 37 times by 13 different people (all of which supported Pompey). He was dead before stab 3 (Talk about overkill).

So in conclusion, Julius Caesar really isn't a bad person. He just got caught on the wrong side of the political train. Not everyone can also say that they fought for what was right for them and their country. Though half the population loved him, there will always be the ones who don’t abide by rules. This is what most likely led to his assassination, as not everyone agrees politically and some will go to the extremes to show their

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