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Julius caesar: addaddinationGaius Julius Caesar: The Assassination
Rome is a place of great historical achievements. Rich in history, it reveals to us a great deal about man and society. One of the most important characters in history is Gaius Julius Caesar. His very name strikes images of a powerful leader. Responsible for bringing Rome to great heights, he is said to be the man who changed the course of history, accomplishing the impossible and helping to further the Roman Empire. His military skill and excellent political knowledge, brought him great power. Yet having survived brutal battles on foreign soil, he died of murder- by Romans in Rome. Why was one of the greatest soldiers in all history, a man who, more than any other, personified Rome’s rise to glory, brutally stabbed to death? Beneath the persuasive allure of his charm, lay an insatiable hunger for power. Although he was strong and clever enough to wield that power, his tragic flaw, an unbearable arrogance, brought him to a tragic end. It was Caesar’s overwhelming ambition and arrogant personality that resulted from his success, that made his assassination inevitable.
Caesar was a fortunate man; he had lived in a great city, seen much of the western world, loved a foreign queen and accumulated enormous wealth. In a world where most rarely left their villages and were always under the shadow of debt, famine, and conquest, Gaius Julius Caesar was privileged. Throughout Caesar’s life, he effectively displayed great political and military skill and an undeniable ability to use propaganda to promote himself. Despite his overconfidence and great abilities, he was blind to any threats posed by the Senate. Caesar had come to believe that he was invincible. The senators had become increasingly tired of Caesar’s arrogance and was determined to put a stop to his rule. Ever since Caesar became powerful, he had consistently ignored the senators. This elimination of the Senate’s power was enough to significantly upset its members. A conspiracy was born and Caesar’s unavoidable assassination took place on March 15, in front of the Senate steps. Caesar died with his head hidden in his toga, his pride evident even in his death.
Caesar achieved a great amount of admiration and credit through military achievements; he also effectively used propaganda to his advantage. When he had conquered Gaul, he claimed to have acted for the sake of Rome’s greater glory. The truth was, he was acting to further his own glory . Dozens of tribes were coerced to Caesar’s will as he crisscrossed the countryside, inflicting what effectively amounted to a massacre of the Gallic peoples. Most of his actions in Gaul were carried out simply to impress his peers and voters back in Rome. To further his self promotion, Caesar himself recorded his campaign in Gaul, in the Commentaries, a great Latin literature text. Referring to himself as ‘Caesar’, as if he were a objective observer, the Commentaries naturally portrayed him as a great...
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