How Is Julius Caesar A Tyrant

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Malik Adams

Mrs. Fitzgerald

Literature 7th

29 March 2017

Was Julius Caeser a Tyrant or Nah?

Julius Caesar was a man who had influence over the people of Rome. It is conflicting in history, most people see him as a tyrant and others see him as a hero. The actions and changes Julius Caesar made in his reign of Rome were very bold. Julius Ceaser is a hero, because all the choices that he was making were for the better of Rome. Caesar changed many things; not only for the empire of Rome, but also for the progress of civilization and technology. He relieved debt and

The result was a serious shortage of money in circulation, as people hoarded whatever they had. Realizing the seriousness of the situation. Caesar ordered that property must be accepted for repayment at its pre-war value. He also reinstated a previous law which forbade the holding of more than $60,000 in cash by any one person. Caesar later cancelled all interest payments due since the beginning of 49 BC and permitted tenants to pay no rent for one year. While these measures still did not eliminate Rome’s debt, Caesar’s creative reaction to the problem helped to alleviate the debt in a way that satisfied both lenders and borrowers.

Caesar also had to deal with widespread unemployment in Rome. As a way to reduce the unemployment, the poor were offered a new life in Rome’s overseas colonies. Those who stayed behind depended on a monthly supply of free grain. Many suffered when Caesar cut the grain rations in half. Limiting the number of receivers to 150,000 when 320,000 had been collecting them. Caesar did, arrange for better supervision of the city’s grain supply, and he also helped

Julius Caesar, one of the world’s greatest military leaders. Caesar’s life was for a time in jeopardy, but he overcame it. He launched his own successful political and military career. Rising rapidly, he campaigned successfully for the consulship and struck a deal with two of Rome’s leading figures, Pompey the Great and Crassus. Together the three of them became known as the First Triumvirate and controlled Rome. He brought Rome out of debt, built their military force up, increased the Senate, and made people want to come to Rome. Julius Ceaser was not a tyrant everything he did for Rome was for the