Who Was Responsible For Julius Caesar's Downfall?

Julius Caesar’s success and reasons behind his eventual downfall

‘I love the name of honour, more than I fear death.’ The words of a man whose passing marked a new chapter in Roman history, who led a life that steered Rome to prosper and become one of the most influential civilizations there has ever been, Gaius Julius Caesar. Gaius Julius Caesar (commonly known as Julius Caesar) was undoubtedly a man of great achievement. Although assassinated before he could carry through with all of his ideas for Rome, what he accomplished throughout the course of his life crowned him as the one in a million who has altered the course of history. His victories led to a senator’s rebellion, and Caesars eventual assassination. As he fell, the vast Roman

Caesars victories in Egypt, Gaul, Africa and parts of Asia were some of his greatest accomplishments. Gaining power for the Roman Republic led to him gaining the support of Roman citizens and undying loyalty of his soldiers. This backup supplied him with the necessary muscle and resources to seize even more power. In a battle against the Gaul’s, Caesar is said to have put up 65000 men against a whopping 80000 and still emerged the victor. The senate also favoured Caesar. The norm in Roman society was to give a leader one province for a span of 3 years; however Caesar gained 3 provinces for a span of 5 years. With this large ruling, he managed to develop a strong personal army. In 60 B.C Caesar began to rise to power, managing to forge alliances with other influential men such as Pompey (another general) and Crassus (a wealthy patrician). There was a variety of different strategies and tactics used by Caesar during war, due to his strong leadership an excellent planning. “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected” This sums up Caesars method of unexpected attack. Caesar would not just send his whole army in at once; instead he would send a minimum amount of soldiers in the initial fight .He would then send replacements to support the initial force and lastly reserve troops for final

He then went to Asia and conquered areas there. This was when he sent his message to the senate: “Veni, vidi, vici; I came, I saw, I conquered”. In 46BC (after Pompey’s death in Egypt), he heard his opponents were rising forces against him and he destroyed them. In the Battle of Munda, he returned and defeated the remaining Pompeian forces. These were under the control of Pompey’s sons. He then became known as “Master of the Greco- Roman world.” Caesars ambitions were driven by ambition and desire for his ideas to become reality. His military expertise had gained him the respect of Romans as well as the loyalty of his troops. Due to his victory on the battle field, Caesars loss impacted Rome largely when it came to gaining power and