There are many lessons that can be derived from the study of powerful, significant rulers. These impactful leaders are none other than Julius Caesar (from Italy) and Yitzhak Rabin (from Israel). While some may perceive their common traits as merely being assassinated by political dissidents in both their regimes, these two figures have more similarities than what meets the eye. They have both been successful in the military field as well as managing their political image for decades. Caesar, born in the year 100 BC, was a man most remembered for his brilliant military strategies as well as his dedication to develop the Roman Empire. His contributions can be seen as the foundation for the Roman Empire’s golden years as he transformed the …show more content…
Rabin had performed extremely well in his high school and thus, was successful in joining the Palmach – one of the earliest underground defense organizations (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Yitzhak Rabin, 2018, n.p.). His participation in this elite strike force team allowed him to develop his leadership skills, thus, laying the foundation for his military strategies later on. In contrast to this, Caesar had joined the military due to his personal love life rather than through educational merit. He was instructed to divorce his wife by Sulla, the dictator of the Roman Empire at that point. Caesar was given an ultimatum – divorce or face execution. He decided not to divorce and thus, joined the military (upon leaving Rome) in order to escape persecution. After Sulla’s death, Julius then returned to Rome, and became a writer and orator (Houser, 2010, n.p.) The skills he learnt here made it possible for him to be such an influential leader later on in his career as a Roman politician. Evidently, the reasons for them joining the military …show more content…
While some may think their contributions are outdated, the fact that they are still remembered and celebrated today is evidence of how significant they were and continue to be. It is easy to take what they did for granted and to minimize the effects of their contributions but without the courage and foresight of these men, their countries would not have prospered to what they are
Caesar’s military activities in Gaul, Germany, and Britain campaigns had significantly important impacted the Roman Republic. Along with a substantial impact on the Roman Republic, the campaigns had prolonged both Caesars political and military career. The campaigns had offered the Roman Republic many advantages that includes; extending their clientele for future military campaigns, provided the Romans great recruiting grounds for their troops, and prolonged the amount of money the Roman Province had. This was all due to Caesars military activity in the Gallic Wars. “Caesar longed for a high command, a great army, and a pioneering war in which his brilliant qualities could be demonstrated”
He fought in many wars and became involved in Roman politics. After having many alliances, he then became the dictator of the Roman Empire only to rule for just one year before his death. In 86 BC, He married Cornlia daughter of a nobleman, they had a daughter by the name of Julia Caeseris when Cornlia passed away he remarried to Pompeia, granddaughter of the Roman Dictator Sulla. Their marriage lasted a good amount of year but later divorced. Later in 59 BC Caesar married Calpurnia, she was a teenager who he remained married for the remaining years of his life.
Julius Caesar “Veni, vidi, vici” – Julius Caesar by this he meant “I came, I saw, I conquered”. (www.brainyquote.com) These are three things Julius Caesar did in Rome. Julius Caesar was significant in Rome because he was instrumental in ending the Roman Republic and beginning the Roman Empire, he created job programs for poor romans and took power away from the senators who hated him for it. He is one of the most famous people in ancient Rome.
Caesar 's General sent Caesar on a mission to obtain a fleet of ships, he has been really successful in completing missions. When Sulla died in 78, Caesar returned to Rome and began a career as a orator/lawyer (throughout his life he was known as an eloquent speaker) and a life as an elegant man-about-town. Caesar had a couple of government positions, however he aimed high and has changed most of the things wrong with Rome. In 59 BC Caesar has also become a governor in Gaul and Spain. In 55 BC he attempted an invasion of Britain.
Have you ever felt your loneliest even when surrounded by those who claim to be your closest friends? Have you ever gotten that uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach when putting your trust in someone who has stood by your side for years? If Julius Caesar, would have paid attention to his surroundings, he might have lived to see another day. In spite of his friendship with Caesar, Marcus Brutus took it upon himself and the conspirators, to kill Caesar. In their eyes, they saw Caesar’s initiative to control Rome as disastrous for the well-being of the people.
When Sulla became the dictator over Rome, he ordered his soldiers to persecute and kill many members of the plebeian class, among this group was Julius Caesar. Several of Sulla’s men were friends with Caesar and interceded for his life, Sulla honoured the request of these men and rather than killing Caesar, sent orders for him to renounce his marriage. Caesar refused to repudiate his wife Cornelia, and knowing there would be consequences of disobeying Sulla’s orders, Caesar fled from Rome. When Sulla heard that Caesar refused to obey his command, he confiscated Caesar’s titles and offices, seized Cornelia’s fortune and Caesar 's estate, and placed his name on a list of public
Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are two great past leaders whose legacy is still felt today. They are regarded as being among history’s greatest statesmen. Although from two radically different eras and locales, they have many similarities as well as differences. This paper will compare the things the great men had in common. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on approximately July 12, 100 BCE in Rome.
This paper will show you how Julius Caesar became the man he was and the pros and cons of his leadership. Before Caesar’s monarchy, he was a successful leader of armies. His victories in the Gallic wars only heightened his want for power. By 51 B.C. Julius’ ability to run a military was incomparable, which alone jeopardized Pompey’s leading. Thus, in 50 B.C. Pompey ordered Caesar to disband his army, step down from his military command, and return to Rome.
At the age of 16 his dad died quite suddenly and he was named head of the household. At this point in time, Caesar married Cornelia, the daughter of Cinna. During this time, Sylla was the master of Rome and he wanted Caesar to put his wife away. He refused and was stripped of his inheritance and his wife’s dowry. After that, Caesar left Rome to join the army.
Julius Caesar lived around 100 BC to 44 BC. In his early life he had great ambitions to lead Rome into another Golden age but like all dreams, you have to put in the work to get there. So at an early age he joined the Roman Army to gain more knowledge about the battlefield. While in the army, Julius had much praise because he had saved his comrade. When Julius left the army he thought that it would be better if he went to Italy to increase his intellect and his rhetorical skills.
He joined the Roman Legion, and had a successful military career. After serving in the military, he returned to Rome, when he saw and opportunity to pursue a career in politics. Caesar experienced all spectrums of Roman life, from growing up
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, a Brutus plots the death of his friend Caesar, a successful leader, for the good of Rome. Mark Antony, Caesar’s loyal friend, plans revenge over the murder of Caesar. Although Mark Antony seems manipulative, impulsive, and unscrupulous, he is actually a gifted orator, and a shrewd and charismatic that made him an effective leader. Firstly, the Romans saw Antony as charismatic leader.
Lastly Caesar figured out a way to fix the unemployment in Rome, which was a way to reduce the unemployment by, giving the poor roman people a chance to start a new life in the overseas colonies of Rome. Another important thing that Julius Caesar did for Rome was he revised the calendar. The old republican calendar had twelve months that were usually as long as the moon cycles. When all the twelve months are added up it is 355
At a young age he joined the military. He was a soldier in the province of Asia first and then in Silica. At a younger age he retired from the military to return to his wife Cornelia. He was an ally with Pompey for an extended period of time but after they had a large argument Pompey launched an attack on them, but they were no match for Julius Caesar and his army. About a year later they had defeated Pompey and pushed them out of Italy, and pursued them through some of Egypt.
Till then, Caesar had achieved fair amount of political success but he still wasn’t much popular among his peers. In order to fulfill his dream of developing Rome, Caesar needed more political success through alliances. He found the best two alliances that would take him further to the path of success. He first aligned with the Roman General Pompey then he allied with a powerful Roman politician Crassus. Further, Caesar’s alliance with Pompey was strengthened with the marriage of Caesar’s only daughter Julia with Pompey.