Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

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    In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Marcus Brutus would have made the best leader of Rome. Brutus showed that he takes charge, an important characteristic of a leader. After the conspirators murdered Julius Caesar, Brutus was smart and made the crowd think that the accomplices and he did the kill out of love for Rome. “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I lov’d Caesar less, but I lov’d Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all…

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    Why Was Julius Caesar Bad

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    rule of Caesar was becoming something permanent. An idea was created to get rid of Caesar. This idea was created in hopes of restoring the government to the Senate. Those who came up with the idea had hope that with Caesar's death, government would be restored to its old republican form and all of the factors that had created a Caesar would go away. The idea grew stronger with Caesar ignoring the fact when he had even been warned that there had been plans made to have him murdered. Caesar was…

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    Julius Caesar Who knew intelligence and generosity could be used for evil purposes? Julius Caesar was manipulative and deceptive in this way. Julius Caesar’s murder was necessary because he was a negative influence by splitting Rome for a time, his death led to the empire’s further wealth and expanse with the reign of Caesar Augustus, and he was a power hungry ruler. Julius Caesar’s influence had a very negative effect on Rome. One example of this is Caesar leading Rome to a split that caused…

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    called “Great Man History” model of viewing historical events has become more and more unpopular in modern times, being replaced with the view that historical events are merely a product of the social and political trends of the time. While I do believe that the new model is for the most part correct, it is important not to take the denial of “Great Man History” so far as to ignore the importance of certain figures throughout history. That is why I deem the statement, “history is not made by…

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    Julius Caesar Assassination Paper Julius Caesar was a Roman Consul alongside Pompey, that converted Rome from becoming a Republic to a Dictatorship, under his long reign of his noble family, Julius. Julius Caesar was able to do this because the Roman Senate appointed him as Dictator for Life or “Dictator perpetuo”. He was able to achieve this noble title by becoming a successful war hero, and conquering the rest of Germania north of Rome. Once he conquered Germania he returned to Rome, to find…

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    Cassius is the strongest leader out of Julius Caesar, Brutus, and Marc Antony because Cassius is cunning wise and wise. Julius Caesar clams that Cassius is a great observer and he looks through the accomplishments of men. In the book “Julius Caesar” it states, “Let me have men that are fat sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous”. This quote supports my claim because this shows how Caesar tells Antony that…

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    Mao Zedong, dictators are known for bringing pain and suffering. However, Julius Caesar might have not fallen into this category. The potential reign of Julius Caesar as king was a subject of great controversy in ancient Rome in 44 B.C. While the uneducated commoners celebrated Caesar, many members of the senate feared for the day he would receive the crown, for various reasons. However, overall, Julius Caesar was a good leader. The first example of this is Caesar’s will. After Caesar’s death,…

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    Julius Caesar's Calendar

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    Julius Caesar was a good leader for Rome, with a plethora of achievements and reforms. He reformed our calendar, and his name means ruler in multiple languages. He also had intense political aspirations. He is largely responsible for the calendar we use today based on the solar year giving us the 365 day year. This includes the “leap year” adding the ¼ day it actually takes in addition to the 24 hours one revolution takes for the earth to rotate around the sun. Prior to Caesar consulting with…

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    in thinking that Julius Caesar was a wonderful hero. In the story, “Killing Caesar,” Julius Caesar was a controlling and horrible tyrant. He had taken the Senate’s power in order to gain more power. Not only did he use the power to gain control of all of Rome, but he also wanted the gods to be ranked before him. Many innocent lives had been lost because of this tyrant man. To start with, Caesar had taken control of literally everything in Rome. For example, in the story, Caesar was ruling it…

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    A Selfish Leader As famous author and speaker, John C. Maxwell once said, “A true leader is one who is humble enough to admit their mistakes.” This explains that a successful leader finds where he made a mistake and does what he can to fix it. Julius Caesar was not one of these leaders. He had let the power get to his head. He was arrogant, selfish, and a danger to Rome. Caesar thrived for power and this lead him to kill Pompey, whom he co-ruled Rome with. Julius Caesar was too ambitious, he…

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