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Question: What kind of a leader was Julius Caesar?

All I know about Caesar is that he was murdered. Was he doing a good job for society when the Senate decided to take over?
Laura, he was murdered because he was granted the power to govern until his death. The Senate wanted his power, but that doesn't illustrate what type of leader he was.

Answer: Julius Caesar is a facinating character in history. His rise to power was marked with corruption, bribery and strong arm tactics. After he conquered the nation of Gaul a civil war broke out between himself and his political and military rival Pompey. As a general his men were fiercely loyal to him, he marched side by side with them, ate the same rations and slept in the same bedding. He allowed his men to take whatever they wanted from conquered territories making some very rich. After defeating Pompey at the battle of Pharsalus, he returned to Rome a hero. The common people absolutely loved him, he put on the most lavish games (gladatorial fights) the population had ever seen, increase the bread and grain rations, forgave the debts of many people and even handed out money to the poor. He began building projects to increase the glory of the city (which the people loved) and was plannning an invasion of Parthia (middle east) before he was murdered. To become the ruler of Rome he used extremely illegal activities, but once he was there, he was a fantastic general and statesman.

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