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Julius Caesar: His Rise
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Most people think that Julius Caesar was a great emperor. But there is a side to his story that many have not heard. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12 in 1 Century BC. When he was born, his parents hoped that he would change Rome.
They encouraged him continuously so that he would have a great future. Caesar joined the duty of the empire when he was young. Then he began changing the empire by showering it with ideas that could make it win. He then started his conquests making the empire larger.
During these conquests, Caesar exhibited his cruel side by killing many armies and innocent people.
Then he did a magical thing. He made two enemies for life – Pompey and Crassus to be friends.
After making them friends, the three of them joined together in an agreement and made a triumvirate. Through this triumvirate, he used Pompey and Crassus cunningly to make himself the dictator of Rome.
That time Rome was going through a tough time of drought and famine.
That did not stop Caesar to continue his conquests. Rather, he went to Egypt, and as Rome suffered, he played around with Cleopatra and married her. They had a son named Caesarian. But the most offensive thing he did to Rome was not to obey the laws of the Republic.
The rule of the republic was that no one person can hold too much power. Caesar disobeyed it and cunningly took all the power to himself like a dictator. He then declared that when Caesarian was big enough, he would be the emperor of both Rome and Egypt.
Despite all these shortcomings, we still consider Julius Caesar as a great emperor. Because though he was cruel and selfish, we still cannot deny the fact that he changed the history of Rome and was a courageous man.

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