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Caesar was a Hero
Was Caesar a hero or a tyrant? Caesar did many things that show he was a hero, and a tyrant, but which was he really. Did Caesar deserved to be praised like he was, or assassinated? “A law authored by Caesar had been found, but not yet introduced, which would proclaim Caesar a living god.” Caesar did seem the type of person to be a tyrant, but what he actually did while he was in power was good for Rome.
Caesar was a good leader because he created a better Rome. Caesar conquered for Rome and expanded its already massive empire. Caesar was a war hero, “After his marvelous conquests of Gaul and Egypt, Julius Caesar had made himself consul for life, equivalent to emperor of Rome.” Caesar had created a very efficient Rome under his very efficient government. Caesar made the senate powerless, which was good because the senate was a terrible government. The senate just got caught up in their own political debates instead of governing Rome, “The Senate had ruled Rome poorly, caring more about their own political squabbles than the people, and now Caesar had taken their power.” Caesar did something great for Rome, he created a very good and efficient government that was only made up of him alone. The senate
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Caesar created jobs for his people, and he fed the hungry and the poor. “The hungry hordes in the city were now given free bread. Caesar created jobs by building roads, temples, and aqueducts.” Caesar brought fresh water to the city through his aqueducts. “Fresh water flowed freely in fountains throughout the city. Sanitation, sewage, and food all were seemingly under the control of Caesar.” Caesar was a good leader, the assassins only killed him because they were selfish and wanted their power back, the only person who had more of a reason than that was Brutus. “Now, while the average Roman basked in Caesars rule, then Senate of Rome was furious.” Caesar was a dictator, but he was a good
Even though he may not have been a hero like you would see in a comic book, Julius Caesar was surely heroic to the Roman people. His conquering of land, strength as a military leader, and care for his citizens all show his greatness. Also, many more than half of Roman citizens absolutely loved Caesar. Mainly middle and low class citizens, these people viewed Caesar as a leader who did an exceptional job in charge of
... he was killed, all hope for the Roman Republic to be cured and survive was lost. By killing him, the senators ensured that the Roman Republic would either fall or continue to be corrupted. Had Julius Caesar not been killed, the Roman Republic could have been revived and cured of corruption and the Roman Empire might never have existed.
He was making needed reforms and did good things for Rome. When they assassinated Caesar they opened a door to corruption and less order. While Caesar wasn’t in the Plebian class because of all his wealth and power, he made changes that many of them liked. Caesar was true to his people and that’s why he was well liked. He treated them all with respect. With such a well-liked leader assassination or murder of him will make many angry and without such reasoning the Conspirators are left in a troubled
Julius Caesar was one of Rome’s most memorable leaders because of the wars he won and the way his life was ended. Caesar was born in 100 B.C. His mother was Aurelia Caesar who supposedly birthed him by Caesarean section. Caesar’s father was Gaius Caesar. His family had noble, patrician roots, but they were neither rich nor influential during this period. Although Caesar was only a noble he believed that he was higher than other mortals and viewed himself as a descendant of the gods. He looked very highly upon himself a...
For thousands of years people have been talking about the great powerful Caesar. He is one of the greatest known dictators known to people today mostly because of all of the things he was able to accomplish during his rein as emperor. After reading primary sources about Caesar, it has given me a better understanding of what other people thought of him during this time period. It’s safe to say that Caesar was obsessed with power and respect from other people that would explain his thirst for war and land, which is one of his greatest strengths and helped in making Rome a great empire.
Julius Caesar was a great military leader.He lead Rome to many victories.“He used it to change the world driven
Although Caesar took many ruthless actions to get to power, once he got there he was a good leader who did many good things. “He revised the Roman calendar, made the senate more representative of citizenry, and gave discharged soldiers and even the urban poor the opportunity to own a bit of land”. Caesar did many terrible things to get to power, but when he got there he did many things. It doesn’t mean that his actions were justified; only that he did a few good things when he finally got power. He killed thousands of people, married only for political reasons, feed people twisted stories about what he had actually accomplished, cared only about certain people, and often times had alternative motives for doing something nice. He did almost everything in his life just to gain more popularity, which in turn gave him more power. If Julius Caesar had not been so ruthless, how would the Roman Empire have turned out, and where would we be
Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar set the standard of what a leader should be. However, despite the two leader’s great accomplishments, Alexander the Great is a better leader. Julius Caesar fit the components of being a good leader: an ability to make a good appearance, and an ability to speak well at public gatherings. Caesar was able to change Rome. He dodged outlawing and pirates, changed the calendar and the army, and conquered the area of modern France, and much more in his six years at rule. However, Alexander the Great also held the major three components, and his achievements show that he attempted to adopt democracy. He was considered to have been the foundation of western civilization. Both leaders were betrayed, however Alexander was more betrayed for his good deeds than for his huge weaknesses unlike Caesar. Both leaders are good and influential leaders from their time, but it is Alexander the Great that is better.
“Caesar was a brilliant general, a clever engineer, and administrator of genius, and a leader who demanded and commanded loyalty. He also was a corrupt politician” (Dando-Collins 4). Caesar would go on to be a dictator and his gain in power would corrupt him. He often bypassed the Senate, taking their power away. With Caesar’s growing power the Senate feared that they would soon lose their political relevance.
“Not that I loved Caesar less/but that I loved Rome more” (3.2.23-24). The play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare tells the story about a group of senators that conspire to assassinate Rome’s beloved leader, Julius Caesar. Caesar’s closest friend, Marcus Brutus, joins the senators and leads them as they get ready to attack. Brutus makes an excellent and effective leader because of his great leadership qualities such as patriotism, truthfulness, compassion and nobility.
Julius Caesar had that and more. He had the support of the Plebeian class because he worked with the people of Rome and wanted to see real change. Unlike many corrupt politicians during that time period that just wanted to benefit from their positions, Caesar wanted Rome to become stronger and better. During Caesar’s March on Rome, returning from Gaul, his army remained loyal to him rather than the city and government of Rome. They must have believed in and trusted him to make the best decisions for them. Why would they abandon their republic if they did not have a good reason? Shortly after he succeeded with his march on Rome to defeat his triumvirate member, Pompey, he was named Dictator for Life by the Senate. However, many of the Senate members did not want him to have that title because they were afraid he would become powerful enough to overthrow the Senate and become ultimate, supreme ruler. The Roman Senate was forced to bestow that honor upon him because of the political pressure from the Plebeian and slave classes. The common people put their support behind him because he planned to rebuild the republic from the bottom up, which would result in more money pouring in for the poor people. Not being liked by the Senate during that time, however, proved not to be beneficial, and the great leader was murdered by its members. The day of
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.
Julius Caesar can only be seen as a destroyer of the Roman Republic as he was arrogant, egotistic, and manipulated the government to his advantage. The Roman Republic’s republican form of government was intended to represent the needs of all Roman citizens. Yet Caesar’s arrogant actions during his reign turned the government into an organization dedicated solely to his personal gain of power, fame, and glory. At the height of his reign, Caesar had received every honor the Roman Republic could give him. He was the high-priest, a high-ranking judge, and pro-consul (Source 1). Caesar believed he also deserved to be dictator of Rome for life so he requested the title and was granted it. He was also made consul of Rome for ten years even though this position was only supposed to be held for a year (Source 4). But even this was not enough for Caesar; he wanted to be “king of Rome” and his arrogance led him to dedicate his life to achieving this title (Source 1). His arrogance then reached the point where he believed himself to be descended from Venus, the goddess of beauty; he used his power to have a marble forum bearing his name and a temple for Venus built. He was determined to be considered “godly” (Source 3,...
Once Caesar had become the leader of Rome he took away all of the senate’s power, “The senate had ruled Rome poorly, caring more about their own political squabbles than the people, and now Caesar had taken their power.” Taking away the senate’s power shows an act of heroism form Caesar because he noticed a major problem within Rome and he took it upon himself to fix it. If Caesar was to not take the power from the senate then Rome would have still been in bad condition, and the senate would still think that there was nothing wrong and everyone in Rome was fine. Also if the problem had not been fixed while Caesar was the leader the citizens of Rome would have seen him as a weak ruler causing Caesar to be disliked, and seen as a tyrant instead of a
One reason why Brutus is a better leader is because he is just as good as Caesar was. Brutus was a nobleman for Caesar and was also close to him. In the story Cassius tells Brutus,” Brutus and Caesar- What should be in that “Caesar”? Why should that name be sounded more than yours?” Cassius is telling Brutus that