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 and risk taking. The one man that best exemplifies these qualities of great leadership is Julius Caesar.
             When the time was "ripe for a great leader," there were three candidates on sight – Crassus, Pompey and Caesar. Caesar was the weakest; he had neither the money nor the armies. Crassus, on the other hand, was very wealthy and he had a lot of supporters. Pompey was the "great military conqueror" and had amassed money and men. So, Caesar envisioned a plan. He had great ambition and decided to encourage the enmity between Crassus and Pompey. It was a risky plan for a minor rival.
             Victorious Caesar was also deceiving and convincing. He deceived his opponents in Rome so they would not suspect his aims, and they did not. He went into debt to make friends. They thought he would throw away money on entertainment and that when his credit gave out, his growing influence would vanish.
             Caesar was exceptionally smart and an immense risk taker. He did not want to waste his own men's lives to achieve a victory when he faced an inferior and weaker enemy. Even in Gaul, when his troops were surprised by an onslaught of Nervii, Julius took great charge. Unfortunately for the Nervii, they were "hacked to pieces". Julius had defeated the enemy.
             Julius Caesar was a ruthless man. He crucified the pirates who captured him on his way to Rhodes. Julius "consolidated his conquest and pacified the inhabitants" by killing one million to three million in Gaul. Julius Caesar's ruthlessness behavior was best exemplified when he betrayed his ally: Pompey. Pompey's army was defeate...