Julius Caesar Research Paper

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Julius Caesar was a good leader for the Roman Empire. He had many achievements that helped Rome get rid of disorder and violence. Throughout his ruling, he proved to be an excellent leader and took control of the Roman Empire. A good leader is determined by how they handle situations and take charge, to bring their soldiers and people to victory.
Julius Caesar was a politician, Roman general, author, and a consul. He was born on July 12, 100 B.C. and died on March 15, 44 B.C., being 55 years old, and was from the city of Rome in Italy. He had three wives, the first one being Cornelia, daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna. She later died of childbirth, and Caesar quickly got remarried to Pompeia, the daughter of Quintus Pompeius Rufus and his third wife was Calpurnia, daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesonius. Very little of his childhood was recorded up until his early teens. At age 16, his father died suddenly, and he became head of his family. Caesar was then chosen to be the priest of Jupiter and had to marry a patrician. Soon after, he was targeted by a dictator and had to flee Rome and joined the army. During his time in the army, he was awarded the civic crown and was then captured by pirates, being held for ransom. Although he was treated fairly, Caesar threatened to have them crucified and upon his release, he did just that.
An achievement that Caesar had accomplished, was that he brought influence over the common people. By doing so, he created an alliance with two other men called the First Triumvirate. Their goal was to distribute military commands and choice offices, to restore Rome's security. Caesar was given command of Gaul, also known as France and Germany, and he coped well with the...

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... began to fear that if his power continued, then the republican government would never be restored and that Caesar would hand down his leadership to an heir. Sixty Senators devised a plan to kill him. Although Caesar was aware of the plan, he decided to ignore it. When March 15 came along, Caesar arrived to the Senate unarmed and was surrounded by conspirators, being stabbed 23 times. Brutus and Cassius were two of the main conspirators against Caesar and fled Rome. Caesar's chief general, Mark Anthony, and Caesar's grandnephew, Octavian, joined forces to hunt down the senators who murder Caesar. Rome fell into a chaos again when Caesar died.
In conclusion, Julius Caesar was a good leader for the Roman Empire. He was able to accomplish many achievements to bring Rome back to order and control. Without him, Rome would have fallen into chaos and disorder.

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