A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... clear alternative was military dictatorship. Caesar allied himself against the nobility. As his career took off, he won a number of political ...

his famous war commentaries. Alas for history, little of Caesar’s work survives (see The Cambridge Companion to the Writings of Julius Caesar). What we do have, however, is important, the fourteen ...

In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar ... and all the time shoring up his influence back in Rome. Alarmed by his growing power, the Senate ordered Caesar to set aside his command.

For example, Napoleon rightly criticizes Caesar for spending far too much time at Alexandria ... Spain the following year, where his presence would have been immensely valuable. On the other hand, in ...

During this time ... and skills. His most famous work, however, was “Historia Naturalis” (Natural History), an encyclopedia of natural science that spanned thirty-seven books.

Julius Caesar's popularity ... continue to worship Caesar, the leaders of Rome become wary of Caesar's ambition and plans for the city and begin plotting his assassination in the name of ...

In it, he underhandedly questions Brutus while also assuring his audience that he is noble. He reminds the crowd of all the good Caesar has done and encourages them to mourn for him. Julius Caesar ...