Julius Caesar is one of the most well known leaders of Rome. But was he a good leader that helped Rome with its problems or was he just a power hungry individual who only cared about being praised? Julius Caesar in general is a pretty controversial person in history because he did do things that were both good and bad. However, if you look at both, the good he did to and for Rome wasn’t your ordinary things. He is the one of the greatest military minds and he helped start the evolution of an ordinary Roman Republic into a strong Roman Empire. Frankly though, to actually get the full picture of the many great things he did for Rome though, you would have to start at the beginning. The Great Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family and was a nephew of famous Roman general, Marius. After the death of Marius, his life kinda takes a turn, but in early 60 B.C. he creates his own political career and military as well. Because of his success with his new “pastime”, he campaigned for consulship in 60 B.C. and was …show more content…
The conquest went through several battles in northern Gaul and the crossing of the Rhine over a trestle bridge constructed by Roman engineers. In the years 55 and 54 B.C., Caesar went across the English Channel and conquered the land along the Rhine in Gaul by preventing a Celtic attack from across the Channel. Then Caesar, at the time drawn into an affair with Cleopatra in Egypt, finally had to fight two more battles, one in North Africa and another in Spain. With all the success that he had all over the Mediterranean, this great leader was assassinated by political rivals of the Senate on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. Which for many people in Rome was shocking and tragic so they revolted against the Senate which started another War. But, in his existence, he was remembered by his boldness, decisiveness, and his great leadership in