How Did Julius Caesar Corrupt

he still had what it took, and he was eager to shower himself in glory. In a fit of greed Caesar nearly started the largest war in history up to that point.
To further the point, the Famous Roman Dictator Julius Caesar was many things, he was greedy, he corrupt, he was cold, and maybe worst of all Caesar was Brutal and indiscriminately so, he killed regardless of race, sex or, religion. If he wanted someone dead, they would die. this is the case with the Rhine River massacre. As is shown, by Theodore Dodge (1892) in the book Caesar when he writes, “All including Women, Children were indiscriminately butchered to the number of four hundred and thirty thousand souls.” (p.155) Gaius Julius Caesar was a murder, he killed those who were in his way. Women, men, children, …show more content…
On that fateful day by the Rhine river, there was a massacre, it was uncalled for and undeserved, and the criminal who committed the act remained free for the rest of his life until, of course, the day he was killed. Even the dictators fellow, Romans, did not approve of his actions as is shown by Dodge (1892), “... Cato openly proposed that Caesar's head should be sent to the surviving Usipetes…” (p.155). As one can see, even Caesars fellow Romans were horrified by the atrocities that he had committed. Even going so far as to openly condemn him and call for his death. Few people agree with what Caesar did that fateful day when he wiped out an entire civilization which is probably one of the first known acts of genocide in history. Few historians say that what he did was good or even called for, what Caesar did on the battlefield was monstrous and only served to seals his fate. Not only was Caesar brutal on the battlefield, he was cruel at home as well which is explained by Denise Rinaldo (2010), “Caesar gladiator shows were the most brutal and elaborate Rome had ever seen.”(p.54) Gladiator battles were not uncommon, in ancient-Rome, however, that does not mean much because even by Roman