What Are Caesar's Choices That Influenced Rome?

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Caesar’s choices that influenced Rome were demonstrated by several authors using several genres. A couple of examples of those genres are non fiction, tragedy, and drama. Those authors used those genres to most greatly bring awareness to Caesar’s choices.
One example of the genres was non fiction. Caesar set up a system to rule Gaul and the Optimate faction tried to shorten his government and would prosecute him if he returned to Rome. Caesar wanted to run for consulship in absentia to not be prosecuted but it put Caesar and Pompey in a split which is another cause for the upcoming civil war in which many will die. This fact is an example of non fiction as it is just a fact about his life. Tragedy is another genre and it is when something

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