Annotated Bibliography: Julius Caesar Error In Judgement

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1 Annotated Bibliography: Julius CaesarFlaw/error in JudgementJulius Caesar. (2015, March 16). Retrieved May 18, 2018, from https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/julius-caesar/From this article I gathered Caesar made a bad decision that would hurt himself later. When Caesar returned to Rome as a dictator, he allowed the Senate to continue working. That Senate and Caesar where enemies, which was his first mistake. Although he fired the disloyal senators and replaced them with men he trusted, he should have used his position to make sure that the senates he fired were powerless. He did no do that. Because Caesar did not take their wealth and power away those men plotted against him. As a result, Caesar was murdered by those politicians. They feared that …show more content…
If he had stripped them of there power, he would probably still be alive then. Faced with a Serious Decision to MakeGaius Julius Caesar: Civil War. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2018, from http://www.livius.org/articles/person/caesar/caesar-06/Being a well-known figure back then, of course there would be hard decisions that Caesar had to make. In one scenario, if Caesar refused to obey Cato, he would be an enemy of the state. He would not become commander and the senate would be forced to appoint someone with extraordinary powers. It would be Pompey- who is Caesar’s enemy. In 49 BCE, the Caesar was demanded by the senate to give his legions to a new governor. When he heard the news, he knew that he would have to choose between persecution and rebellion. Because Caesar preferred the dignity of war over the humiliation of a process, Caesar chose to rebel. There were many serious decisions that were made, and no matter what the choice was it would hurt someone else.Excessive PrideThe Assassination of Julius Caesar, 44 BC. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2018, from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/caesar2.htmCaesar had a lot of accomplishments. Some people would be proud of them and continue to workharder for

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