The great Roman leader called, Julius Caesar, who fought as a general to expand the Roman Republic, left a great legacy. Julius Caesar was a great politician and worked his way up to being a dictator or counsel, which is the highest you can go in the Roman Government, would rule for a long time. Julius Caesar was a great leader who helped expand the Roman Empire and reformed the Roman Government which would be his great legacy. The topic of Julius Caesar relates to the topic of leadership and legacy because he was a great politician who left a great legacy on how the Roman government and how our U.S. government today worked by seizing the Roman Republic and starting the Roman Empire from the ruble of the Roman Republic. With him being a great …show more content…
Then he had to choose Germans or Aedui because they were going to war with each other and he had to choose one of his allies, so he chose Aedui. When he fought the Germans, he won the battle. Next he heard that Nervii was planning to attack the Roman forces, so he immediately made sure they were not a threat any more. Next would be Britain, the unknown world and unknown enemies, and Caesar knew this and purposely fought them, so it would get him popularity. When he did this it made some politicians angry because of the orders he directly disobeyed. Then he got tired of waiting for the Roman Republic to kick him out, so he crossed the Rubicon and took over Rome. When he did this he immediately started reconstructing the government he had destroyed. This included making the calendar, which with a few adjustments it would be the calendar we use today. The way he conquered those cities is studied today by students at military academies. This is how this series of events has affected daily life …show more content…
Little did they know that he was not only going to succeed, he was going to use the leadership skills he learned there to take them over, later on, with his battle hardened army. Also when he was in Spain he fought some wars for them, and used the spoils of war to pay off his debt. This proved that he was determined to succeed, and that even the senate’s slight diversion, he was still set on being a dictator or consul. Julius Caesar was a great leader who helped change the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire which he helped expand. This is because he was able to disobey an order and be able to lead his people into an almost suicidal situation and bring a majority of them home. Also he had to be a great leader because if he was not his army would have ditched him when he tried to take the Roman Republic. Also, it is so sad that this great Roman Leader had to die to twenty three stabs led by Brutus, and as Shakespeare wrote it, his final words where et tu brute, which means even you Brutus, who Julius Caesar called a friend. This is how Julius Caesar was a great leader and how he expanded the Roman Republic, which he made the Roman
Julius Caesar, an important figure in Roman history, lived during the end of the Roman Republic. His actions would shape the world around him forever. He was an important figure because he grew the Roman Empire, he brought about the end of the Roman Republic, and was able to grow his status within his lifetime and become dictator for life. Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC and died on March 15, 44 BC. Caesar was born into a patrician family.
How was it possible that under the dictatorship and after the deification of Julius Caesar the Roman republic fell, when it had been structurally sound for four centuries before? When the republic was established around the end of the 6th century B.C.E., the Romans made clear that they wished to avoid all semblance of the monarchy that had ruled for two centuries before. (T.J. Cornell, The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c. 1000-264 BC), London and New York: Routledge, 1995; p. 215) The rule of the Republic was to be split into powers of the senate and consuls, a system that worked for over four centuries. The republic would face problems with the rise of the first triumvirate in 60 B.C.E., involving Julius Caesar, Crassus and Pompey. The triumvirate gained power that was intended to be in the hands of the senate and Roman assembly. This paved way to a situation in which a single man could sweep up the political power that previously belonged to the entire senate. Julius Caesar would use this tactic, following his campaigns of Gaul and Britton, to take sole dictatorship over Rome. While there were previous cases which individuals had been appointed as dictator, usually by the senate to serve for six months in a time of war, Caesar was appointed dictator three separate times.. After declining his first dictatorship, Caesar was awarded two more reigns as dictator for one and ten years, respectively. At this point Caesar was praised by the Roman people for his various military victories and had been awarded several awards and honors by the senate. Having conquered much of the surrounding territories, spanning from northern Africa to Greece, and enacting several reforms, Caesar was in the pro...
The Roman Republic can be explained as the period from 509 – 27 BCE, which the ancient Roman civilization exemplified a republican form of government; where the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. During the Roman Republic, the 2 most powerful, and main branches of government included the Consuls and the Senate. It was the Consuls who held supreme civil and military control over Rome; however the republic had precautions in place to avoid one of the consuls from exercising too much power, such as short one year terms, veto and the notion of 2 consuls to divide authority. The republic then also included the senate; where at first, senators were only chosen from the patrician class, but in time, plebeians joined their positions (Bradley, 1990). Throughout the history of the republic, the evolution of government was driven by the struggle between the aristocracy and the ordinary citizens. The demise of the republic resulted through a series of civil wars and powerful dominance of significant historical figures (Princeton.edu, 2014).
Honor and power is what drives the conspirators to assassinate Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Caesar is now the single leader of Rome, and members of the Senate have concerns that he will abuse his sole power. Therefore, they plot and accomplish the assassination of Caesar in an attempt to rebuild the balance of Rome. Rome falls into chaos with an unknown future with no central leader for the people to follow. In Act I, Scene 2, Cassius, a member of the Senate, explains to his friend, Brutus, that Caesar is not the god he makes himself out to be. Instead, he argues both he and Brutus are equal to Caesar and are just as deserving of the throne. Cassius’ speech to Brutus diminishes Caesar’s godly demeanor through
Caesar came from an old patrician family, where he received an education, and began his journey into a political career (Hart 337). He started just as any man would trying to make something of himself and not die the same way he was born, average. Without having conquered Gaul and crossed the Rubicon he would just be another politician in a corrupted government. “Julius Caesar reached a mature age without achieving astonishing success (qtd. Hart 7). Unlike rulers like Alexander The Great, Caesar was into his 50’s with nothing to show for it. The most influential people are usually geniuses or prodigies that can’t help but make a difference in the world. Unlike people like Einstein who mastered Calculus before he was 15 he was just a white sheep amongst others.
From 100 BC to 44 BC, Julius Caesar changed Rome through his rise to political power, conquest, feuds and assassination. Over time Caesar gained acclaim through his multiple political roles in Rome such as Pontifex, governor and Praetor, leading him to become dictator. He formed an alliance with Crassus and Pompey that ruled Rome for seven years, but led to a civil war later on. Julius Caesar conquered many countries that helped him change the map such as the conquest of Gaul. Caesar played a vital role in the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Empire, which cause him to be assassinated and make rise to Octavian as the next ruler. All of these aspects are what allowed Julius Caesar to change Rome.
Julius Caesar is remembered as one of the greatest military minds in history and credited with arranging the basis for the Roman Empire. Caesar’s military brilliance bought Rome more land and more power, which led into the increase of size and strength of Rome. Caesar’s dictatorship helped the strength in Rome. Julius Caesar was assassinated which lead to a monarchy that was ruled by Octavin. Caesar’s death caused an effect to the collapse of the Roman Empire. Many people today in the 21st century try and follow the greatness of Julius Caesar. The assassination of Julius Caesar was a tragedy with the contributions Caesar made to strengthen Rome’s success.
When Caesar died,he was stabbed 23 times by the senate and his best friend Marcus. All because they did not like the choice he had made. That's misguide because after Caesar died Rome's history changed from being horrible to being good. All because of Julius Caesar and how he impacted people's lives. This shows that Caesar did something good when he still was alive and how history changed from
Caesar was for the good of Rome, he still had not won them over yet.
“Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) (Source1). This Julius Caesar quote can be used to describe his rise to power in the Roman Republic and destruction of it in the process. Caesar was an extremely influential, yet controversial figure in Rome’s history. He had all the power any Roman could dream of but he abused it. Julius Caesar was a destroyer of the Roman Republic because his arrogance made the government benefit only him, his ruthlessness endangered others, and he undermined the authority of the Roman Senate.
Caesar was sole consul and at times acted like a king. The senate did not like this because the Romans held the tradition of a hatred of kings. It was then that the senate believed that Julius Caesar was a threat to the Republic. The senate and everyone liked Caesar, but they had decided that the best way to save the Republic was to assassinate Caesar. This was yet another piece of the game that was pulled out of the structure of the Roman Republic. Yes, the Romans were able to destroy the person that they thought was the threat to the Republic, but it was the position not the person that was the threat. With Julius Caesar gone, the void was still there for someone to fill.
July 13, 100 B.C., to the Romans this day was the thirteenth of Quintillus. In the year 653, on this day, Rome had been founded. This date would soon have another meaning to the Romans, because this day was the day that Gaius Julius Caesar was born. He was born into a family that was very proud in being patrician. For centuries his family had had a role in politics and military, so it was natural that he would, one day, be involved in the Roman government or army. At a young age he ran for Pontifex Maximus (“chief priest”), so he could go into other politics later in his life.
Relevance of Julius Caesar to Contemporary Society. & nbsp; & nbsp ; Symbolism is a major aspect of writing. Whether obvious or subtle, authors use it as a way to extend their work beyond just the time period they're writing their piece in. Also, it allows the reader the opportunity to substitute his own ideas into the story, which makes the story more personal.
At a young age Caesar realized that money was the key to Roman politics. When Caesar was fifteen years old, his father Lucius died. After that Caesar realized that he didn't have to be involved in a modest political career like his father did. Instead Caesar now set out to improve himself. His first step in doing so was marrying into a more distinguished family. Furthermore he began building a network of connections, some of the politicians were currently out of the supporters of Marius. These were dangerous contacts to have because Sulla, dictator of Rome, was seeking to kill any Marian sympathizers. When Caesar was 19 he was arrested. His friends persuaded Sulla to release him but Caesar would have to leave Rome.
Julius Caesar was a powerful king. Too much power even. That’s what conspirators Cassius, Casca, Cinna and many others thought. They believed in another individual who would be a better leader; Marcus Brutus. Brutus was noble, honorable, and ambitious. He had just enough ambition for him to be a good ruler. This wasn’t the case for Caesar. Caesar wanted so much power and right away too. He had ruled the Roman Empire; which was thought to be the entire world at the time. If there was more power to be absorbed, Caesar would have gone any length to achieve that power. This caused people to be afraid of him, and more importantly; despised him. It was one of his most fatal flaws! (No pun intended) Yes, maybe some people were too blind to see it, but the conspirators who took action, saw it.