Julius Caesar: The Dictator Of Rome

Julius Caesar is one of the most influential minds of his time who accomplished numerous feats which are still spoken and studied today. Rising to power through manipulation and self-promotion, Caesar became one of the most prominent men of the Ancient World, leading him to be known as the Dictator of Rome. Caesar’s early life and militant nature enabled him to rise to power through politics, and multiple triumphant military endeavors. When studying Caesar’s legacy it is important to explore the duality of his actions contrasted against his ultimate objectives. He was an unorthodox man whose manipulation of the system later powered society, and was unparalleled when combined to the way he wielded power once obtained. Caesar was principled …show more content…
His father Gaius Julius Caesar, and mother Aurelia Cotta, both sided with the Populare Roman ideology of democratization within the government, which gave more rights within the lower class. This ideology opposed the Optimates faction supporting the traditional Roman values of the Roman Republic, concentrating power in the upper class. Caesar’s parental ideals would later become a detrimental aspect in his rise to power. At the age of sixteen, Julius Caesar’s father died leaving him the head of the household. Thrown into this new responsibility Caesar decided it best to dedicate his life to priesthood in order to benefit his family. Little did he know the unfortunate death of his father, and decision to join the priesthood would begin his journey of becoming the Julius Caesar still spoken of today. And soon Caesar was nominated the new High Priest of Jupiter, and married to Cornelia, daughter of Lucius Cinna a wealthy and influential member of the Populare. As the political heads of the Roman Republic began to sense the rise of the Populare ideology, the ruler Sulla began to purge his enamines, stripping Caesar of his High Priest of Jupiter position and taking his wife’s dowry. With no means of supporting his family Julius Caesar left to join the army igniting his rise to …show more content…
Placing in stone their alliances through marriage, all three men began to rule Rome, as Caesar was now appointed Consul. And as Consul, Caesar remained free from prosecution by Optimate enemies, who were against Caesars Populare driven rulings. Yet Caesar recognizing that after his consulship ended, he would not be safe from prosecution and would need wealth and the publics support to ensure his political and personal safety. And so Caesar acknowledged the fame and riches that came with conquest and leaving Rome into the Gallic