Caesar was often overlooked by many as a possible threat or future conqueror. Even as a mere boy he presented himself to the people as a possible candidate for priesthood. Sulla not blinded with Caesars age, discussed the question of whether or not to have him put to death. The advisors of the t...

Julius Caesar best fulfills the qualities of great leadership between Alexander, Hannibal and himself. He was not just a great military leader; he excelled in the field of politics as well. The attributes of greatness are defined in many ways: bravery, ruthlessness, ambition, convincing, deceiving...

In history it is rare to find truly great leadership, but every once in a while someone comes along so charismatic that even his enemies cannot but admire him. Rome in the first century B.C. was replete with statesmen, generals and leaders who to this day are remembered as being among the gre...

Gaius Julius Caesar was a powerful military leader who changed the course of the Greco-Roman civilization decisively and irreversibly. Julius belonged to Rome's original Aristocracy, the patricians, or landholding upper class, and his lineage can be traced back to the goddess Venus. While growi...

Cleopatra Report I did a report on the last pharaoh of Egypt who was Cleopatra VI (6th). Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, which was the capital of Egypt at the time. Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy XII (12th) also nicknamed Auletes, was the Pharaoh of Egypt. He most probably ma...