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In 47 BC he further settled his disputes in Asia Minor and then returned to Rome to become dictator. By the next year all Optimate forces had been defeated and the Mediterranean calmed. Caesars way of continuing his reign in power was by initializing dictatorship for life. Dictatorship is only supposed to be held for six months and only in a dire emergency. Julius then was appointed consul for ten years, and received the sanctity of tribunes, making it illegal to harm him. Furthermore as, pontifex maximus, he was considered the head of the state religion, and above all else head of the military. This was basically the backbone of his or any leaders power. Caesar at this point is basically the emperor of Rome, although he was never actually called this. It was not till his successor Augustus, that the term Emperor was used.

As ruler he instituted many reforms, he eliminated the highly corrupt tax system, sponsored colonies of veterans, and extended Roman citizenship. He reconstituted the courts and increased the number of senators. His reform of the calendar gave Rome a rational means of recording time.

Caesars emperor like policies made many senatorial families uncomfortable. The republicans feared that Caesar would become a rex, or king. Gaius Cassius hatched the assassination plot along with many other scared senators. Included in this group was Marcus Brutus, most of the senators who plotted against Caesar fought under Pompey, but were given pardons. On March 15th 44 BC, Caesar entered the senate house he took his seat and was asked by Tillius Cimber if Tillius’s brother, who had been banished, could return. When Caesar rejected his appeal, Cimber seized hold of his purple robe, and pulled it away to reveal his neck. It was the signal for the attack. One senator, who was close to Caesar, aimed a blow with his dagger at his throat, but missed it. Cimber then ceased Caesars hand; Caesar threw him to the ground and then the other assassins closed in on him. Cassius wounded him in the face, and when Brutus struck him in the thigh, Caesar cried out in Greek “et tu, brute?” or “you to Brutus”, he then cried “you too, my child?” and fell dead. He fell at the foot of Pompey’s statue, somewhat ironic he should die at the foot of his greatest enemy. After Caesars funeral the senate house was burned by an enraged populace the assassin’s houses were also burned, forcing the conspirators to flee. The one true King of Rome killed before his time, by the hands of those who supposedly loved him.

So it seems as if most of Caesars great life was spent climbing up the slow latter to power. But when he achieved his goal his life was literally cut short by scared politicians. Politicians who were scared of someone who could bring true order to a world that thrived on turmoil. Caesar would have probably led Rome into a new golden era, but now the heavens only know what could have been.

IN TRIBUTE TO A GREAT KING- GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR (JULY, 100BC – MARCH, 44BC)

-Fuller, John Fredrick Charles, 1878-1966.

Julius Caesar; man, soldier, and tyrant / J.F.C. Fuller.

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