Julius Caesar: Addaddination

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of the western world, loved a foreign queen and accumulated enormous wealth. In a world where most rarely left their villages and were always under the shadow of debt, famine, and conquest, Gaius Julius Caesar was privileged. Throughout Caesar’s life, he effectively displayed great political and military skill and an undeniable ability to use propaganda to promote himself. Despite his overconfidence and great abilities, he was blind to any threats posed by the Senate. Caesar had come to believe that he was invincible. The senators had become increasingly tired of Caesar’s arrogance and was determined to put a stop to his rule. Ever since Caesar became powerful, he had consistently ignored the senators. This elimination of the Senate’s power was enough to significantly upset its members. A conspiracy was born and Caesar’s unavoidable assassination took place on March 15, in front of the Senate steps. Caesar died with his head hidden in his toga, his pride ...

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