How Did Julius Caesar Dictator Misunderstood

Julius Caesar: Dictator Misunderstood “I love the name of honor more than I fear death” (“Gaius”, Illustrated). I said this because I believe that it is important to do something honorable even if you have to die. It is considered honorable to die bravely in war instead of running away like a coward. This related to my purpose because it shows how courageous I was and how I was willing to die for my republic in war, making me a honorable leader in Rome’s history. I believe I was the greatest ruler of Rome in history because I ran my government to succeed. I feel no one is worthy of any power except myself, the best ruler of Rome, and this was only achievable with my political relationships, military experience, and government tactics.

Between 58 and 50 BC, I conquered the rest of Gaul, up to the river Rhine. As I expanded my reach, I also showed my ruthlessness with my enemies. In one instance, I waited until my opponents ' water supply had gone dry, and then ordered the hands of all the remaining survivors be cut off(“Julius”). “veni, vidi, vici” (“Gaius”, Illustrated). I said this famous quote meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered” in Latin. This was a powerful quote because it shows my focus and determination to succeed in what I set to do and conquer all things I put my mind to. In Spain, I defeated the warring rival tribes, brought stability to the region, and won the personal allegiance of my troops through my skill on the battlefield. I was awarded a consulship by the senate(Mark). I later left Rome with my legions and went to Gaul in 58 BC. I defeated the tribes there just as I had done in Spain and secured the borders of the provinces. When the Germanic tribes seemed threatening to invade, I built a bridge over the Rhine River, marching my legions across in a show of force, and then marched them back and had the bridge dismantled. The Germans understood the message and never invaded(Mark). Jumping forward to 44 BC, in Rome, dissatisfaction was growing among the senatorial aristocrats over the increasingly permanent nature of my rule. A conspiracy

I was born on July 13, 100 B.C. My father had been only a moderate political success, attaining the praetorship but not the consulship. My mother came from plebeian stock and my family could claim a long, if not overly distinguished, history. It was a patrician family on my father 's side and, therefore, one of the founders of Rome and was entitled to certain traditional privileges and offices. I received the classic, rhetorically grounded education of a young Roman at Rome and in Rhodes. I was considered one of the most cultured and literate of Romans by such an expert as Cicero himself. “I followed the traditional Roman practice of conducting some prosecutions in order to gain political attention”(“Gaius” Encyclopedia). “Experience is the teacher of all things”(Mark). I said this because I believe that in order to have the greatest success possible, one needs to be educated well in that subject, and one has to have already had some sort of experience so they know what it is like and can improve the next time around. In the following years I emerged as one of the leading political and social personalities of Rome. Cultivated, charming, handsome, and vain about my appearance, I made my love affairs the talk of Roman society. “I recognized the urban proletariat as one of the major sources of political power and cultivated this group assiduously”(“Gaius” Encyclopedia). Even while I conquered