Julius Caesar
In the year 100 B.C.E., Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome. In the years to follow, Julius Caesar would become one of the greatest rulers of the Roman Empire. Not only was he responsible for shaping the Roman Empire, he did much to shape the future of the Western world. Unfortunately some people believe that it was Caesar who caused the demise of the Roman Republic, which fell hundreds of years later. People may also have a bad opinion of him because of the title of dictator. Unfortunately in our society dictators are always bad and many of us can't accept the fact of a benevolent dictator. Before discussing where or not Julius Caesar was a good benevolent ruler it is important to first look at his mindset. He was a patrician ("member of the privileged class of ancient Rome" (http://www.encyclopedia.com)) who looked for personal glory. Although Caesar wasn't the only Roman ruler that acted like this, in fact most of them did. While growing up Caesar embraced what was happening around him. When Sulla was in power he learned that a dictator can cause a great deal of horror while at the same time he can override squabbling politicians to cause real changes. During the "Social War" Caesar recognized the resentmen
Had Caesar not defended Gaul from the German's, Greco-Roman culture may not have had the influence it did on the shaping of Western Europe (Haywood 305-310). This also helped stop rich powerful families from ruling over a town, which wasn't uncommon in those days. It allowed for the debtors to pay off their debt without losing their land. However, that was not the case; Pompey was brutally assassinated instead. This group was lead by Marcus Junius Brutus, and less notably Cassius Longinus. Caesar helped Pompey win his election for joint consulship with Crassus. Caesar also increased the number of governing magistrates, praetors, quaestors, and aediles. Corinth and Carthage became two of the major cities that needed rebuilding, and soon sprang back to life. It cleared the way for a new autocracy, that of the Caesar to take power and establish their rule over the Republic. It is obvious that the defeated Gallic people would resent the Romans. he assumed the position of dictator for life that a frightened Senate had offered" ("Ancient Rome"). Caesar's time in Gaul was coming to a close. He also reformed the degraded currency.
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