Julius Caesar

Based on the documentary A.B.B, do you think all the vices committed by Julius Caesar were necessary in order to safeguard the superiority of Rome as the greatest civilization in the ancient world?

       Julius Caesar is hailed as a great leader and military genius. Many historians know that Julius Caesar was the greatest leader in ancient time and believe that the superiority of Rome was because of Julius Caesar. But behind his brilliant reputation lurks a more sinister side. He is responsible for murder, mutilation and the destruction of an entire nation. When Caesar arrives in Gaul, the population is six million. When he leaves less than five million remain alive and 1.5 million of those survivors and now slaves.He was known for both fairness & cruelty but his cruelty was calculated in order to consolidate his hold on power. Caesar shows no mercy towards women and children. He supposed to be a great leader but he only watched when women and children want to passed the circumvallation but Caesar did not let them and lastly they died in starvation. He doesn’t have any sympathy towards women and children and scarifying other people life just to protect his army and Rome. Julius Caesar also the master of propaganda.

          Besides that, he was cruel when he ordered his army to cut off every man hands as a warning for those who do not hear his order and were trying to against him. The way Caesar use maybe can scare the people not trying to against him but he never thinking the consequences that he will faced when he do that if he keep to use the method.

    Other than that, when he having the battles to dominate the other countries many people will died. Example when he approached to Avaricum, many people had been slaughtered by his army. Lastly, Caesar also had sexual dominance when slept with many women including his friends’ wives. He always has sexual behaviour. Based on the reason, I think that Julius Caesar’s vices were unnecessary in order to protect Rome.