The Life and Influence of the Roman Leader, Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a politician, an army general, an administrator and a governor of the late Roman Republic. He later became known as the most sophisticated and powerful dictator in the history of Rome when he was appointed for ten years in the 47th B.C. and for life on February 14 in the 44th B.C. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar and was born in Rome, Italy on July 12th in the 100 B.C. His parents were Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. He was also known as a descendant of the Trojan Prince Aeneas who was supposedly destined to found Rome. However, his family was not very wealthy. As a result, he wanted to marry into a more notable family to try and quench his thirst for power.

Julius Caesar was a unique and bright-minded person. Even at his young age, he realized that the crucial element to a successful Roman republic was money due to the corruption of the society. Hence, one of the main reasons that he rose to power was because of his massive bribery. In other words, he purchased his political power in Rome and as a result, many senators disliked him. Even though, Julius Caesar bribed his way into the political system, he was generally known to be very talented. He was well-educated, very clever and an excellent public speaker. Many people also claimed him as a "military genius".

Being a "military genius" or a great general in the military was responsible for increasing his popularity, support and power within the common people of the Roman Republic. Thus, Julius Caesar absolutely made sure that he rose to power over all others using bribery, military strength and so on.