Napoleon Bonaparte And Julius Caesar Comparison
Napoleon vs. Caesar Napoleon Bonaparte and Julius Caesar: both great leaders who brought their countries out of turmoil, but eventually fell from power. These two men were extremely similar and had similar, if not the same, ideologies. Yet, there will still a few differences. While Napoleon modeled himself after Caesar, there were still some differences overall in their lives. After conquering all of Gaul (France, Belgium, and portions of Switzerland, Holland, and Germany) in 58 BC, Caesar was considered one of the greatest generals of all time and was made the governor and military commander of Gaul. Due to his success in taking over the whole of Gaul and other victories, he was appointed dictator of the Roman Empire for a year in 49 BC.
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With Julius Caesar, there were nobles who became jealous of him and believed that he had too much power. They gathered together to fight against Caesar, but their armies were no match against Caesar’s soldiers. In 44 BC, a group of nobles believed that Caesar would take away their freedom, so they got into the Senate House and stabbed him to death, each taking their own turns to stab him. It was a bloody brutal death lead by Caesar’s best friend, Brutus. Instead of being murder by his subjects like Caesar, Napoleon abdicated after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo. After this, he was exiled in 1815 to the remote island of Saint Helena.
Napoleon died at the age of 51 and was buried on that island, despite his requests to be buried on the banks of Seine. It is believed that he died from stomach cancer, but it is not completely known. Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were both great generals who took over and deemed themselves dictator of their countries. They both were well received by the people, but Caesar was eventually viewed as having too much power and was assassinated. Napoleon gave up his position as dictator and was exiled to a remote island where he died of disease. While these generals and dictators in history were similar with one even modeling themselves after the other, they had their
With Julius Caesar, there were nobles who became jealous of him and believed that he had too much power. They gathered together to fight against Caesar, but their armies were no match against Caesar’s soldiers. In 44 BC, a group of nobles believed that Caesar would take away their freedom, so they got into the Senate House and stabbed him to death, each taking their own turns to stab him. It was a bloody brutal death lead by Caesar’s best friend, Brutus. Instead of being murder by his subjects like Caesar, Napoleon abdicated after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo. After this, he was exiled in 1815 to the remote island of Saint Helena.
Napoleon died at the age of 51 and was buried on that island, despite his requests to be buried on the banks of Seine. It is believed that he died from stomach cancer, but it is not completely known. Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte were both great generals who took over and deemed themselves dictator of their countries. They both were well received by the people, but Caesar was eventually viewed as having too much power and was assassinated. Napoleon gave up his position as dictator and was exiled to a remote island where he died of disease. While these generals and dictators in history were similar with one even modeling themselves after the other, they had their