Julius Caesar came from a humble background but gained the skills to be a great leader. He was educated in Greek and Latin rhetoric, which was of substantial use to leaders of Rome. He was …show more content…
He was an influential political leader that used a mixture of violence and charisma to get what he wanted. Caesar returned to Rome to secure his political position. He was pronounced dictator for life two years after being in power. He started to restore stability to Rome by first repairing the Roman government. He extended citizenships to those who helped him. He increased the number of members of the Senate by bringing in allies and to also decrease their power. Caesar positioned colonies outside of Italy to spread Roman culture. He also built lavish buildings, splurged on infrastructural buildings, and cutting taxes. As well as introducing the Egyptian calendar of three hundred and sixty-five days and leap years that is still effective today. Caesar tried to improve Rome and make it a powerful and unstoppable empire. He thought that by doing so would make the people happy and making the people happy would mean no revolts against