Life and Victories of Julius Caeser

The Ancient Roman military is considered one to be one of the world’s finest forces. A fearsome force to be reckoned with, few enemies had a chance against this giant of warfare. However, with every great military, there is an even better leader commanding them. Enter Julius Caesar. Defeating enemy forces with ease and willingly showing a sense of mercy to some, he earned great respect from the citizens of Rome. Throughout this exposition, not only the background and life of this great ruler will be displayed, but also his importance and legacy. A genius in politics, one of the world’s greatest orators, and an exquisite military strategist, Julius Caesar is one of the most influential persons in history.

With every successful military leader throughout history, there comes a humble beginning, and Caesar is no different. Born in 100 B.C. to rich parents, the young Caesar was raised very differently than other Roman boys. While others his age wore fine clothing, exquisite jewelry, and dined like kings, Caesar was not given these “common” luxuries and was therefore taught to not take poor advantage of the things he was given. With their choices involving his childhood, Caesar’s parents had him destined to be something great from the beginning. Schooling and education was very important to the Romans, and they made it obvious by the way their male children earned their educations. Commonly, a Greek slave would be bought by the parents of a child, and he would be used as a tutor for the boy. However, Caesar’s parents did not follow this procedure and oddly hired a free man, one from the land of Gaul, to educate the child Caesar. This free man went by the name of Gnipho; the man would eventually become a close companion of ...

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...uture military leaders. A gentle yet humble man, he respected his enemy. He was simply born to be on the battlefield commanding an army. An easy and short way to describe Caesar would be as follows: A great man capable of being terrible. Julius Caesar: genius in politics, world renowned orator, and a prodigy in military strategy. Besides all of the information listed here, there is a wide variety of details about the benevolent Julius Caesar to explore.

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